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Refrain from commenting on stomach mark. (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

abstain

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'refrain from' is the definition.
(abstaining is a kind of refraining from)

'commenting on stomach mark' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'mark' could be 'stain' (synonyms) and 'stain' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'ab' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for abstain that I've seen before include "Hold off" , "Avoid" , "Refrain from doing something" , "Go without" , "Withhold one's vote" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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