Stop being mean (5)

I believe the answer is:

This clue is a double definition.

'stop' is the first definition.
(I know that close is a more specific form of the action stop)

'being mean' is the second definition.
(I've seen this before)

(Other definitions for close that I've seen before include "Meeting with a UFO?" , "Dense; nearby" , "Stop proceedings" , "Cathedral's precincts" , "cathedral precinct" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.

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