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Stop learner driver wearing stetson? (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

halt

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

'learner driver wearing stetson?' is the wordplay.
'learner driver' becomes 'l' (I've seen this in other clues).
'wearing' is an insertion indicator.
'stetson?' becomes 'hat' (stetson is a kind of hat).
'l' going into 'hat' is 'HALT'.

(Other definitions for halt that I've seen before include "limping" , "Stop, small station" , "Falter - stop" , "Stop; minor station" , "Limp; minor station" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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