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Manage to stop (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

avert

(Other definitions for avert that I've seen before include "Stop" , "Turn away from, say gaze" , "Turn away (ones eyes)" , "Deflect away" , "use preventive measures" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.
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