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Leave a musical group -- no making a comeback (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

abandon

'leave' is the definition.
(abandoning is a kind of leaving)

'a musical group no making a comeback' is the wordplay.
'musical group' becomes 'band' (band is a kind of musical group).
'making a comeback' is a reversal indicator.
'no' reversed gives 'on'.
'a'+'band'+'on'='ABANDON'

(Other definitions for abandon that I've seen before include "Forsake, leave behind" , "Lack of inhibition; desert" , "Jettison" , "Leave in the lurch" , "Kick" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian and The Telegraph.
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