sudden (6)

I believe the answer is:

abrupt

'sudden' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for abrupt that I've seen before include "Offhand" , "Short, sharp or sudden" , "Sudden; hasty, curt" , "Sudden; precipitous" , "Short and brusque" .)

I've seen this clue in the USA Today, the Evening Standard, the Penny Press, The Sunday Times, The New York Times, the Sydney Morning Herald, The Telegraph, The Times and the LA Times.

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