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Remains upright until they come to a stop (10)

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I believe the answer is:

standstill

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'to a stop' is the definition.
(standstill is a kind of stop)

'remains upright until' is the wordplay.
'remains upright' becomes 'stands' (I've seen this before).
'until' becomes 'till' (I've seen this in other clues).
'stands'+'till'='STANDSTILL'

'they come' is the link.
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(Other definitions for standstill that I've seen before include "Complete stop" , "lack of movement" , "Situation without movement or activity" , "negation of motion" , "arrest" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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