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Stops body odour in uni faculty (6)

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I believe the answer is:

aborts

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'stops body' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both related to change as well as being verbs in their -s form.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'odour in uni faculty' is the wordplay.
'odour' becomes 'B.O.' (B.O. is an example).
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'uni faculty' becomes 'arts' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'bo' inserted into 'arts' is 'ABORTS'.

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(Other definitions for aborts that I've seen before include "Brings to premature conclusion" , "Pulls the plug on" , "Brings to premature end" , "Terminates prematurely or miscarries" , "Ends prematurely" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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