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Phrase communicating stiff resistance? (4,2,4,4)

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I believe the answer is:

over my dead body

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'phrase communicating' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't judge whether this works.

'stiff resistance?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'stiff' could be 'body' (I've seen this before) and 'body' is present in the answer.
'resistance?' could be 'r' (electronics abbreviation) and 'r' is found in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for over my dead body that I've seen before include "should one grieve here?" , "Memorial might be erected here" , "look for mourners here" , "Where grave words may be spoken" , "Where my last outfit will go" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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