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Refrain from terror when circling globe (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

forbear

'refrain from' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'terror when circling globe' is the wordplay.
'terror' becomes 'fear' (I've seen this before).
'when circling' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'globe' becomes 'orb' (synonyms).
'fear' placed around 'orb' is 'FORBEAR'.

(Other definitions for forbear that I've seen before include "Abstain" , "Hold back" , "Be patient" , "Refrain from doing something" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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