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Of bands never making a comeback, a proportion quits (5)

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evens

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'quits' is the definition.
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'of bands never making a comeback' is the wordplay.
'of' indicates a hidden word.
'making a comeback' is a reversal indicator.
'sneve' can be found hidden inside 'bands never'.
'sneve' written backwards gives 'EVENS'.

'a proportion' acts as a link.
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(Other definitions for evens that I've seen before include "Presses" , "In betting, winning the amount staked" , "50-50 chance" , "Oddly, these could be odds" , "Fifty-fifty odds" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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