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Stop and lean on an inventory (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

checklist

'an inventory' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'stop and lean' is the wordplay.
'stop' becomes 'check' (checking is a kind of stopping).
'and' says to put letters next to each other.
'lean' becomes 'list' (both can mean to tilt).
'check'+'list'='CHECKLIST'

'on' is the link.

(Other definitions for checklist that I've seen before include "What's used to verify" , "Reminder, itemised" , "sort of schedule" , "Items to be performed" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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