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Prostrate yourself! Rest on feathers! (3,4)

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I believe the answer is:

lie down

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'prostrate' is the definition.
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'rest on feathers' is the wordplay.
'rest' becomes 'lie' (lying is a kind of resting).
'on' says to put letters next to each other.
'feathers' becomes 'down' (down can mean bird feathers).
'lie'+'down'='LIE-DOWN'

'yourself' is the link.
This may not be correct. It may belong to another bit of the clue.

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(Other definitions for lie down that I've seen before include "Put your feet up" , "Rest in a horizontal position" , "Now idle (anag) -- short rest" , "Take rest; be submissive (under)" , "Take a rest (at length!)" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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