Stop the flow of blood (7)

I believe the answer is:

staunch

(Other definitions for staunch that I've seen before include "Hearty" , "Check" , "Stop bleeding; trusty" , "way to limit bloodshed" , "act to stop bleeding" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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