Henry Eliot initially stays (5)

I believe the answer is:

halts

'stays' is the definition.
(I know this)

'henry eliot initially' is the wordplay.
'henry' becomes 'hal' (short for Henry).
'eliot initially' becomes 'TS' (initials of poet TS Eliot).
'hal'+'ts'='HALTS'

(Other definitions for halts that I've seen before include "Stops moving or progress" , "Brings to an end" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.

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