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In abeyance in old Mediterranean resort (2,3)

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I believe the answer is:

on ice

'in abeyance' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'old mediterranean resort' is the wordplay.
'old' becomes 'o' (common abbreviation eg in OE for Old English).
'mediterranean resort' becomes 'nice' (French city on the Mediterranean).
'o'+'nice'='ON ICE'

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for on ice that I've seen before include "Kept chilled" , "Waiting" , "temporarily put aside" , "Shelved" , "delayed" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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