Stopped to get the figure entered in the record (7)
I believe the answer is:
clogged
'stopped' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'get the figure entered in the record' is the wordplay.
'get' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'the figure' becomes 'c' (I've seen this in other clues).
'entered in the record' becomes 'logged' (I've seen this in another clue).
'c' next to 'logged' is 'CLOGGED'.
'to' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for clogged that I've seen before include "Some morris dancers are" , "Congested, choked" , "Blocked" .)