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Stop time when hurt (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

damage

'hurt' is the definition.
(I know that hurt is a more specific form of the action damage)

'stop time' is the wordplay.
'stop' becomes 'dam' (I've seen this in other clues).
'time' becomes 'age' (an age is a period of time).
'dam'+'age'='DAMAGE'

'when' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for damage that I've seen before include "destruction" , "'Deface, impair (6)'" , "Deface, harm" , "Harm; reparation" , "Harm, impair" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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