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Let wander inside, had been stopped by (6)

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I believe the answer is:

halted

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'been stopped by' is the definition.
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'let wander inside had' is the wordplay.
'wander' is an anagram indicator.
'inside' is an insertion indicator.
'let' with letters rearranged gives 'lte'.
'lte' placed within 'had' is 'HALTED'.

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(Other definitions for halted that I've seen before include "Limped - hesitated - stopped" , "Caused to stop" , "Stopped or interrupted" , "Came to a sudden stop" , "Came to a stop, ceased to move" .)

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