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Stopped pair happening to join journalist (9)

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I believe the answer is:

prevented

'stopped' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'pair happening to join journalist' is the wordplay.
'pair' becomes 'pr' (abbreviation).
'happening' becomes 'event' (I've seen this in another clue).
'to join' says to put letters next to each other.
'journalist' becomes 'ed' (short for editor).
'pr'+'event'+'ed'='PREVENTED'

(Another definition for prevented that I've seen is " Kept from happening".)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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