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Stop umpire having shower (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

refrain

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

'umpire having shower' is the wordplay.
'umpire' becomes 'ref' (short for referee).
'having' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'shower' becomes 'rain' (rainfall).
'ref'+'rain'='REFRAIN'

(Other definitions for refrain that I've seen before include "Desist, abstain" , "Much repeated saying" , "tune" , "Recurring music to forbear from" , "Cease - repeated phrase" .)

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