Ceases (7)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">ceases</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 desists that I've seen before include "Stops, refrains from" , "Ceases" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">ceases</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('stop' can be a synonym of 'cease')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for stops that I've seen before include "Prevents" , "Discontinues" , "Posts (anag.)" , "Ends" , "Checks" .)