A publication that could well be stopped! (5)
I believe the answer is:
organ
'a publication' is the definition.
(I know that organ is a type of periodical)
I don't understand how the remainder of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for organ that I've seen before include "Instrument - heart, for example" , "Large musical instrument often heard in church" , "Brain, for example - instrument" , "House journal" , "Air-powered instrument" .)