Broadcast "Mayday!” out of bounds again and again, and so on (4,4,4)

I believe the answer is:

yada yada yada

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(Other definitions for yada yada yada that I've seen before include "Tiresome gas" , "Persistent or meaningless chatter" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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