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Realise that you have to stop and get very cross (3,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

see red

'get very cross' is the definition.
(to see red is to get angry)

'realise that you have to stop' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'realise' could be 'see' (synonyms) and 'see' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'red' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

'and' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for see red that I've seen before include "Lose temper colourfully, as bull does (3.3)" , "get angry" , "Lose temper like raging bull" , "Lose temper as bull might" , "Become enraged" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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