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Prevent Young Servant Having Something Deducted From Pay Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is STOPPAGE which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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99%8Exact Match!
noun

• the state of inactivity following an interruption

• an obstruction in a pipe or tube

• the act of stopping something

29%7Deducted
noun

• an accounting entry acknowledging sums that are owing

verb

• enter as debit

29%7Deducted style points from
noun

• a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

• an imperfection in an object or machine

• the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection

• (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other

• (electronics) equipment failure attributable to some defect in a circuit (loose connection or insulation failure or short circuit etc.)

• responsibility for a bad situation or event

• (sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area)

verb

• put or pin the blame on

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The Guardian Cryptic09 Nov 2001 Across 9
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