Answer: interrupted

AnswerCrossword Clue
INTERRUPTEDStopped temporarily.
interrupted(of a compound leaf, inflorescence, or other plant organ) Made discontinuous by smaller interposed leaflets or intervals of bare stem
interruptedINTERRUPT, to break in between
interrupted(of a cadence) Having a penultimate dominant chord that is followed not by the expected tonic chord but by another chord, usually the submediant