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Refrain from painting over articles in Paris (3-2-2)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tra-la-la

'refrain' is the definition.
(I know that tra-la-la is a type of refrain)

'painting over articles in paris' is the wordplay.
'painting' becomes 'art' (painting is an art).
'over' is a reversal indicator.
'articles in paris' becomes 'la la' (a French definite article - 'the' - repeated).
'art' backwards is 'tra'.
'tra'+'lala'='TRA-LA-LA'

'from' is the link.

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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