Stop repeating musical passage (7)

I believe the answer is:

refrain

This clue is a double definition.

'stop' is the first definition.
(thesaurus)

'repeating musical passage' is the second definition.

(Other definitions for refrain that I've seen before include "Abstain; chorus" , "tune" , "The repeated lines at the end of verses" , "Desist, abstain" , "Main theme" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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