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Return call or sign of broken engagement? (4,4)

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I believe the answer is:

ring back

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'sign of broken engagement?' is the definition.
The definition suggests a verb in its base form which matches the answer.

'return call' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'call' could be 'ring' (telephone call) and 'ring' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'back' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

'or' acts as a link.

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(Another definition for ring back that I've seen is " Return phone call".)

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