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Stopping briefly, not answering, finished (7,7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

passing through

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'stopping briefly not' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'answering finished' is the wordplay.
'answering' becomes 'passing' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'finished' becomes 'through' (similar in meaning).
'passing'+'through'='PASSING THROUGH'

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(Another definition for passing through that I've seen is " Via".)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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