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Stops going off to bars (6)

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I believe the answer is:

aborts

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'stops going' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both related to change as well as being verbs in their -s form.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'off to bars' is the wordplay.
'off' indicates an anagram.
'to'+'bars'='tobars'
'tobars' anagrammed gives 'ABORTS'.

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(Other definitions for aborts that I've seen before include "Terminates prematurely or miscarries" , "Pulls the plug on" , "Brings to premature end" , "Ends prematurely" , "Brings to premature conclusion" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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