The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word ARRESTED
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result ARRESTED
- Criminal e-traders nabbed by the police
- Gunners turning up refreshed, ran in
- Stopped and taken into 17
- Stopped and taken into custody
- Stopped and relaxed after a run
- Stopped one looking embarrassed about lie
- A monarch had a break and stopped
- Stopped on the way to . . . ?
- Apprehended criminal trader pinching French art?
- A revolutionary gathering support is seized
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The straight part
We know that "Stopped/on the way to . . . ?" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case stopped/on the way to . . . ? = arrested.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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does ARRESTED mean?
ARRESTED verb- To stop the motion of (a person or animal).
- To stay, remain.
- To stop or slow (a process, course etc.).
- To seize (someone) with the authority of the law; to take into legal custody.
- To catch the attention of.
- To undergo cardiac arrest.
- Having been stopped or prevented from developing; terminated prematurely.
- Having been placed under arrest, or having been charged with a crime.