Doesn't take the pages at the back (6,6)
I believe the answer is:
leaves behind
'doesn't take the' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.
'pages at the back' is the wordplay.
'pages' becomes 'leavesbe' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'at the back' becomes 'hind' (I've seen this before).
'leavesbe'+'hind'='LEAVES BEHIND'
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