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Temporarily in favour of the gift (3,3,7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

for the present

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

'in favour of the gift' is the wordplay.
'in favour of' becomes 'for' (being for a particular cause).
'gift' becomes 'present' (synonyms).
'for'+'the'+'present'='FOR THE PRESENT'

(Other definitions for for the present that I've seen before include "Extract from thank you letter" , "Temporarily" .)

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