Hasty stop to get sail (6,3)
I believe the answer is:
flying jib
'sail' is the definition.
(flying jib is a kind of sail)
'hasty stop' is the wordplay.
'hasty' becomes 'flying' (I've seen this before).
'stop' becomes 'jib' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'flying'+'jib'='FLYING JIB'
'to get' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for flying jib that I've seen is " bit of rigging".)
I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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