one fable-low hijack cell
pair control / permit
envelope code_caret
ordering AB
effort low
Code-flavored caret operator — '{X} ^ {Y}'
verdictunclear / off-rails
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Looks like you're after a single word that can mean both (a contronym, hinted by the XOR ^):
**LET** — it means *to permit* ("let me go"), but in archaic/legal use it means *to hinder or restrain* ("
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