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Refrain from song unavailable (3,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lay off

'refrain' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'song unavailable' is the wordplay.
'song' becomes 'lay' (lay is a kind of song).
'unavailable' becomes 'off' ().
'lay'+'off'='LAY-OFF'

'from' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for lay off that I've seen before include "Dismiss, usually for economic reasons" , "Terminate employment, or cease to bother" , "Make redundant; hedge (bet)" , "Stop - cease to employ" , "Give over!" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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