Don't touch it while crew members are away (5-3)

I believe the answer is:

hands-off

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'don't touch it while crew' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'members are away' is the wordplay.
'members' becomes 'hands' (hand is a kind of member).
'are away' becomes 'off' (I've seen this before).
'hands'+'off'='HANDS-OFF'

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(Other definitions for hands-off that I've seen before include "Not involving any intervention" , "Don't touch!" , "With no manual input" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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