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Stop trying to stuff suitcase? (4,2,2)

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I believe the answer is:

pack it in

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'stop' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'trying to stuff suitcase?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'stuff' could be 'pack' (packing is a kind of stuffing) and 'pack' is found in the answer.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for pack it in that I've seen before include "Give over" , "Quit" , "Slangily, stop doing it - stuff suitcase" , "How will you get all that stuff into your suitcase" , "Stop working - or stuff suitcase?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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