The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 plus 2 letter word LET UP
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result LET UP
- Eastern European, it’s said, before court gets relief
- Stop grant at college
- Stop firsts from LSE, exposing those using phones
- Distracted lute player’s first to stop
- Relax and put up with the French first
- Relief gained by eastern European heard on horseback
- Stop the Alsatian approaching sheep
- Stopped Blue Peter broadcast short of brewing beer
- Grant at university came to an end
- Ease off the downward pressure?
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The straight part
We know that "Stop" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case stop = let up.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does LET UP mean?
LET UP noun- A pause or period of slackening.