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Lad fighting with barkeep: could this make him stop? (5,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

brake pedal

'could this make him stop?' is the definition.
(a brake pedal stops a vehicle)

'lad fighting with barkeep' is the wordplay.
'fighting with' indicates an anagram (I've seen this in other clues).
'lad' mixed up with 'barkeep' can make 'BRAKE PEDAL'.

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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