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With the exterior a write off don't move (4,5)

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I believe the answer is:

wait there

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'with the exterior a write off don't' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't judge whether this works.

'move' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'move' could be 'wait' (waiting is a kind of moving) and 'wait' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'there' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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