Stop section of sportsground getting quiet (10)

I believe the answer is:

standstill

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'stop section' is the definition.
'standstill' can be an answer for 'stop' (thesaurus). I am unsure of the 'section' bit.

'sportsground getting quiet' is the wordplay.
'sportsground' becomes 'stand' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'getting' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'quiet' becomes 'still' (still is a kind of quiet).
'stand'+'still'='STANDSTILL'

'of' is the link.

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(Other definitions for standstill that I've seen before include "stoppage" , "arrest" , "Situation without movement or activity" , "Perhaps jam" , "negation of motion" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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