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Stop on a winding side street (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

desist

'stop' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'on a winding side street' is the wordplay.
'on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'a winding' indicates an anagram.
'street' becomes 'st'.
'side' with letters rearranged gives 'desi'.
'desi' put next to 'st' is 'DESIST'.

(Other definitions for desist that I've seen before include "Cease (from doing a thing)" , "Cease; abstain" , "Stop, cease activity" , "Stop, don't continue" , "Abstain, refrain" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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