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Curt, put bar off (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

abrupt

'curt' is the definition.
(both can mean rudely brief)

'put bar off' is the wordplay.
'off' is an anagram indicator.
'put'+'bar'='putbar'
'putbar' is an anagram of 'ABRUPT'.

(Other definitions for abrupt that I've seen before include "using minimal language?" , "Impolite" , "Rough and quick" , "Unexpected - terse" , "Sudden; precipitous" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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