Stopping to make a call when the others go inside (9)
I believe the answer is:
arresting
'stopping' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both to do with contact as well as being present participle verbs.
Perhaps you can see an association between them that I don't see?
'a call when the others go inside' is the wordplay.
'call when' becomes 'ring' (telephone call. I am not sure about the 'when' bit.).
'the others' becomes 'rest' (other people are the rest).
'go inside' indicates putting letters inside.
'ring' enclosing 'rest' is 'rresting'.
'a'+'rresting'='ARRESTING'
'to make' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for arresting that I've seen before include "Police work" , "Police officers are doing it regularly" , "spectacular" , "Lovely" , "job of a police officer" .)