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Bats in a building - don't touch them (7)

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I believe the answer is:

abstain

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'don't touch them' is the definition.
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'bats in a building' is the wordplay.
'building' indicates anagramming the letters.
'bats'+'in'+'a'='batsina'
'batsina' is an anagram of 'ABSTAIN'.

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(Other definitions for abstain that I've seen before include "Deny oneself" , "'Refrain from, voting or eating, say (7)'" , "Hold off" , "Give up smoking, say" , "Refrain (from drink)" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times (Crosaire) and the Irish Times.
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