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Put a block on Doctor Who at last (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

veto

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'put a block' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both acts as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps you can see an association between them that I don't see?

'on doctor who at last' is the wordplay.
'on' says to put letters next to each other.
'doctor' becomes 'vet' (vet is a kind of doctor).
'at last' indicates one should take the final letters.
The last letter of 'who' is 'o'.
'vet' next to 'o' is 'VETO'.

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(Other definitions for veto that I've seen before include "Formally forbid" , "Authoritative prohibition" , "negative result" , "Reject - ban" , "Right to reject a decision" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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