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Indulge in campanology - sound familiar? (4,1,4)

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I believe the answer is:

ring a bell

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'sound familiar?' is the definition.
(something which seems familiar rings a bell)

'indulge in campanology' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'in' is present in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for ring a bell that I've seen before include "Signal to start class" , "Revive a dim memory" , "Advice to cyclist" , "to remind one of something" , "sound vaguely familiar" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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