Everyman going north, hostelries providing stops (6)

I believe the answer is:

embars

'stops' is the definition.

'everyman going north hostelries' is the wordplay.
'everyman' becomes 'me' (where the crossword setter is 'Everyman').
'going north' says the letters should be written in reverse.
'hostelries' becomes 'bars'.
'me' in reverse letter order is 'em'.
'em'+'bars'='EMBARS'

'providing' acts as a link.

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

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