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Stop holiday, did you say? (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

brake

'stop' is the definition.
(braking is a kind of stopping)

'holiday did you say?' is the wordplay.
'holiday' becomes 'break' (I've seen this before).
'did you say?' shows a homophone (sound like).
'break' is a homophone of 'BRAKE'.

(Other definitions for brake that I've seen before include "Thicket; fern; slow down" , "Slower" , "Restraint on vehicle" , "Cause to slow down" , "Car stopper or thicket" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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