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Stop getting fed up in row (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

detain

'stop' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'fed up in row' is the wordplay.
'fed' becomes 'ate' ('eat' can be a synonym of 'feed').
'up' shows that the letters should be reversed in order (in down clue: letters go upwards).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'row' becomes 'din' (both can mean a loud disturbance).
'ate' back-to-front is 'eta'.
'eta' going within 'din' is 'DETAIN'.

'getting' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for detain that I've seen before include "Ate din (anag.)" , "Keep back or arrest" , "Hold in custody or delay" , "Hold (someone) back" , "Stop" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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