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Having bust, stopped (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

arrested

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'stopped' is the definition.
(arrest can mean to stop or obstruct)

'having bust' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'bust' could be 'arrest' (I've seen this in another clue) and 'arrest' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'ed' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for arrested that I've seen before include "Taken into custody, being serrated" , "Apprehended by police" , "Stopped - took into custody" , "on the way to . . . [PRISON] ?" , "Stopped or slowed down development" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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