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Way one is packed in a container — keep away (7)

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abstain

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(Other definitions for abstain that I've seen before include "Refrain from doing something" , "Resist" , "Pass" , "Formally decline to vote" , "not come down on either side" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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