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Stop saying “Six” in French (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cease

'stop' is the definition.
('cease' can be a synonym of 'stop')

'saying six in french' is the wordplay.
'saying' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'six in french' becomes 'six' ('six' in French).
'six' sounds like 'CEASE'.

(Other definitions for cease that I've seen before include "Culminate" , "Discontinue" , "Come to an end" , "Stop, give over" , "Political group" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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