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Arrest Brad (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nail

I believe this is a double definition.

'arrest' is the first definition.
(I know that arrest can be written as nail)

'brad' is the second definition.
(brad is a nail with rectangular cross-section)

(Other definitions for nail that I've seen before include "stud" , "Metal fastener" , "Hammer's target" , "Hammered individual" , "one wouldn't want in one's coffin?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Everyman puzzle in The Observer.
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