Played the doctor in the Bond film or stayed out of it (4,2,4)
I believe the answer is:
took no part
'played the doctor in the bond film or stayed out' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't tell whether this works.
'of it' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'of' could be 'o' and 'o' is found in the answer.
'it' could be 't' (abbreviation. e.g. in 'tis) and 't' is found within the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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