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Give in to temptation before striking quarrel (4,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

fall out

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'give' is the definition.
(I know that give is a more specific form of the action fall out)

'before striking quarrel' is the wordplay.
'before' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'striking' becomes 'out' (striking out is a common phrase).
'quarrel' becomes 'fall' (I've seen this before).
'out' put after 'fall' is 'FALL-OUT'.

'in to temptation' acts as a link.
This may not be right. Some or all of it may be part of another bit of the clue.

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(Other definitions for fall out that I've seen before include "disagree" , "Happen" , "Radioactive pollution" , "Quarrel - leave the ranks" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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