Refusal to vote; temperance (10)

I believe the answer is:

abstention

(Other definitions for abstention that I've seen before include "Keeping out of contest" , "Sitting on fence" , "forbearance" , "endorsing no candidate" , "Refusal to vote" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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