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Interrupt Kazakh journalist, giving answer up front (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

abort

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'interrupt kazakh' is the definition.
'abort' can be an answer for 'interrupt' (I've seen this in another clue). I am not certain of the 'kazakh' bit.

'journalist giving answer up front' is the wordplay.
'journalist giving' becomes 'bort' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'answer' becomes 'a' (abbreviation eg in Q and A).
'up front' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'bort' put after 'a' is 'ABORT'.

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(Other definitions for abort that I've seen before include "Bring to premature conclusion" , "Bring to a premature end" , "Miscarry" , "End prematurely" , "[FINISH] prematurely" .)

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