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Gestapo quietly organised a strike (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stoppage

'a strike' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'gestapo quietly organised' is the wordplay.
'quietly' becomes 'p' (p for piano and quiet).
'organised' is an anagram indicator.
'gestapo'+'p'='gestapop'
'gestapop' with letters rearranged gives 'STOPPAGE'.

(Other definitions for stoppage that I've seen before include "Refusal to work" , "Onstruction in pipe or interruption in game" , "What plug achieves" , "strike results" , "Instance of industrial action" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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