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Refrain from having key cut (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

eschew

'refrain from' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'key cut' is the wordplay.
'key' becomes 'esc' ('Escape' key on a computer keyboard).
'cut' becomes 'hew' (I've seen this before).
'esc'+'hew'='ESCHEW'

'having' is the link.

(Other definitions for eschew that I've seen before include "Deliberately avoid" , "'Avoid, keep away from (6)'" , "Deliberately stay away from" , "'Avoid, shun (6)'" , "'Avoid, stay away from (6)'" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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