Cessation (8)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">cessation</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for stoppage that I've seen before include "Deduction in wages" , "Obstructed condition" , "action by strikers" , "Blockage or cessation" , "Onstruction in pipe or interruption in game" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">cessation</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for close that I've seen before include "Airless" , "Near - conclusion" , "Not far off" , "Dense; nearby" , "on very affectionate terms" .)