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Stop in dodgy side street (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

desist

'stop' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'dodgy side street' is the wordplay.
'dodgy' is an anagram indicator.
'street' becomes 'st'.
'side' anagrammed gives 'desi'.
'desi'+'st'='DESIST'

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for desist that I've seen before include "Stop, don't continue" , "Leave off (doing a thing)" , "Whoa, cease" , "'Refrain from, stop (6)'" , "'Give over, refrain (6)'" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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