Stopped or slowed down development (8)

I believe the answer is:

arrested

(Other definitions for arrested that I've seen before include "Checked" , "Seized and took into custody" , "on the way to . . . [PRISON] ?" , "Taken into custody, being serrated" , "Detained by legal authority" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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