"Halt!” from a salt (5)

I believe the answer is:

avast

(Other definitions for avast that I've seen before include "eleven [CEASE] at sea" , "Stop, nautically speaking" , "shout stopping the ship" , "Stop on board" , "Hold fast! (naut.)" .)

I've seen this clue in the King Feature Syndicate and The Wall Street Journal.

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