Arrest the development of (5)

I believe the answer is:

abort

(Other definitions for abort that I've seen before include "Miscarry" , "[FINISH] prematurely" , "Pull the plug on" , "Terminate prematurely" , "Cut short" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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