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Stop a woman with a hand (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

paw

'a hand' is the definition.
(I know that hand can be written as paw)

'stop a woman with' is the wordplay.
'with' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue.
'PAW' is hidden within 'stop a woman'.

(Other definitions for paw that I've seen before include "Animal's foot" , "Manhandle" , "Mammal's foot" , "Eg, a dog's foot" , "Animal foot or hill-billy dad" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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