"Halt," to a pirate (5)

I believe the answer is:

avast

(Other definitions for avast that I've seen before include ""stop" signal" , "Stop, nautically speaking" , "Stop (nautical)" , "Hold fast! (naut.)" , "Stop on board" .)

I've seen this clue in the Universal.

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