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Request for exemption from noble marquise on vacation abroad (5,2,3)

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I believe the answer is:

count me out

'request for exemption' is the definition.
(phrase used to exempt oneself from something)

'noble marquise on vacation abroad' is the wordplay.
'noble' becomes 'count' (count is a kind of noble).
'on vacation' means to remove the middle letters.
'abroad' becomes 'out' (abroad can mean away or out).
'marquise' with its centre removed is 'me'.
'count'+'me'+'out'='COUNT ME OUT'

'from' is the link.

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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