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Close song out when music starts to die (3,4,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pop ones clogs

But I can't explain it at all!

(Other definitions for pop ones clogs that I've seen before include "perish" , "In Dutch shoe-cupboard one may" , "Cesspool pong (anag) - die" .)

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