Stops working Crossword Clue

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RETIRES

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FAILS

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

WORKING (adjective)
1. actively engaged in paid work
2. (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing
WORKING (noun)
1. a mine or quarry that is being or has been worked
STOPS (noun)
1. a gambling card game in which chips are placed on the ace and king and queen and jack of separate suits (taken from a separate deck); a player plays the lowest card of a suit in his hand and successively higher cards are played until the sequence stops; the player who plays a card matching one in the layout wins all the chips on that card

Hint 2: Other Answers Used in the Past

RETIRES
(7 letters)
FAILS
(5 letters)

Hint 3: Anagram

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