Harold stopped missing Edward (3)

I believe the answer is:

hal

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'harold' is the definition.
(diminutive, as in Hal Prince)

I don't understand how the remainder of the clue works.

(Other definitions for hal that I've seen before include "Harry, in short" , "future Henry V" , "Henry, in short" , "Shakespeare's Prince_with Falstaff" , "Shakespeare's prince" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.

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