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Finish work on street (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stop

'finish' is the definition.
('stop' can be a synonym of 'finish')

'work on street' is the wordplay.
'work' becomes 'op' (abbreviation for opus).
'on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'street' becomes 'st'.
'op' put after 'st' is 'STOP'.

(Other definitions for stop that I've seen before include "Withhold large amount raised" , "Wind up" , "Refrain from" , "Intercept" , "Plug; cease" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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