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Remain calm and avoid being executed (4,4,4)

Ross

I think it could be either:

keep ones head

keep your head
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'remain calm' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'and avoid being executed' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'and' could be 'n' (common abbreviation for 'and') and 'n' is found within the answer.
'being' could be 'head' (head is a kind of being) and 'head' is found within the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Another definition for keep ones head that I've seen is " Remain calm and in control".)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail and The Irish Independent.
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