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Everybody on the street will stop working (5)

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I believe the answer is:

stall

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'stop working' is the definition.
'stall' can be an answer for 'stop' (stalling is a kind of stopping). I am unsure of the 'working' bit.

'everybody on the street' is the wordplay.
'everybody' becomes 'all' (all people).
'on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'the street' becomes 'st' (abbreviation).
'all' after 'st' is 'STALL'.

'will' is the link.

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(Other definitions for stall that I've seen before include "Animal compartment" , "Place for display of articles for sale" , "Come to a halt" , "Commercial booth" , "Seat - prevaricate" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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