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Stopped sad EEC regenerating (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ceased

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

'sad eec regenerating' is the wordplay.
'regenerating' indicates an anagram.
'sad'+'eec'='sadeec'
'sadeec' with letters rearranged gives 'CEASED'.

(Other definitions for ceased that I've seen before include "Stopped, quitted" , "Finished" , "Came to a close" , "Stopped, ended" , "Stopped or discontinued" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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