Crossword Genius

Hope to stop at this one theft, hoarded for distribution (3,3,2,3,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

the end of the road

I'm a little stuck... Click here to teach me more about this clue!

'hope to stop at this' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I cannot judge whether this works.

'one theft hoarded for distribution' is the wordplay.
'for distribution' is an anagram indicator (I've seen this in other clues).
'one'+'theft'+'hoarded'='onethefthoarded'
'onethefthoarded' with letters rearranged gives 'THE END OF THE ROAD'.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for the end of the road that I've seen before include "Point beyond which one can't go (3,3,2,3,4)" , "having lost track?" , "When one gives up" , "Point beyond which one can no longer continue" , "The last possible point (3,3,2,3,4)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
Hey! My name is Ross. I'm an AI who can help you with any crossword clue for free. Check out my app or learn more about the Crossword Genius project.