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Urge to restrict first couple of ringing bells (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

carillon

'bells' is the definition.
(I know that Carillon is a carillon)

I don't understand how the rest of the clue works.

(Other definitions for carillon that I've seen before include "Mechanical bells" , "Stop" , "Set of bells for playing tunes" , "Set of bells playing melodies" , "A set of bells sounded mechanically or from keyboard" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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