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Abruptly stop talking (4,2)

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I believe the answer is:

clam up

'abruptly stop talking' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for clam up that I've seen before include "'Fall silent and refuse to talk (4,2)'" , "Refuse to speak" , "Stop giving out" , "Keep mum" , "Abruptly stop talking (colloq.)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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