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Most employees have to stop (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stem

'stop' is the definition.
(stem can mean to stop or interrupt)

'most employees have' is the wordplay.
'have' indicates a hidden word.
'STEM' is hidden in the letters of 'most employees'.

'to' is the link.

(Other definitions for stem that I've seen before include "Restrain the flow of" , "Main upright of a ship's bow" , "Axis" , "Stalk - check" , "Staunch (flow)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror and The Daily Express.
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