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Rallying cry - 'Stop deeds going round! (6,8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

action stations

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'rallying cry 'stop deeds going round' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

''stop deeds going round' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
''stop' could be 'station' (eg a stop on a train journey) and 'station' is found in the answer.
'deeds' could be 'actions' (I've seen this before) and 'actions' is found in the answer.
No letters remain.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for action stations that I've seen before include "Get in position to fight" , "Warning to be ready" , "Military command to be ready" , "Positions ready for battle" , "Position of the military" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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