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Ban second spinner

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I believe the answer is:

stop

'ban' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'second spinner' is the wordplay.
'second' becomes 's' (common abbreviation).
'spinner' becomes 'top' (a spinning top).
's'+'top'='STOP'

(Other definitions for stop that I've seen before include "break" , "Pack it in - bar" , "Intercept" , "set of organ pipes" , "Put an end to" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Mail.
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