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Agree in advance to briefly get ready to put a stop to quarry (12)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

predetermine

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'agree in advance to briefly get ready' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'put a stop to quarry' is the wordplay.
'put' becomes 'pre' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'a stop' becomes 'deter' (I've seen this before).
'to quarry' becomes 'mine'.
'pre'+'deter'+'mine'='PREDETERMINE'

'to' is the link.

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(Another definition for predetermine that I've seen is " Decide in advance".)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times.
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