The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word FROZE
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More clues leading to the result FROZE
- Didn't move back, having reached Zimbabwe's borders
- Stopped in Australia, mostly at large houses
- Cockney Chuck’s suddenly stopped
- Sound of shots in Bow stopped abruptly
- Remained perfectly still and went cold all over?
- Uplifting selection from Boulez or Franck stopped abruptly
- Fellow reportedly rebelled and stopped moving
- . Stabilised at zero Fahrenheit after fluctuation
- Iced fluid for unknown bridge player
- Set direction to follow French wizard’s place
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The straight part
We know that "Set" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case set = froze.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does FROZE mean?
FROZE verb- Especially of a liquid, to become solid due to low temperature.
- To lower something's temperature to the point that it freezes or becomes hard.
- To drop to a temperature below zero degrees celsius, where water turns to ice.
- To be affected by extreme cold.
- (of machines and software) To come to a sudden halt, stop working (functioning).
- (of people and other animals) To stop (become motionless) or be stopped due to attentiveness, fear, surprise, etc.
- To cause someone to become motionless.
- To lose or cause to lose warmth of feeling; to shut out; to ostracize.
- To cause loss of animation or life in, from lack of heat; to give the sensation of cold to; to chill.
- To prevent the movement or liquidation of a person's financial assets
- Of prices, spending etc., to keep at the same level, without any increase.