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Отступление
A neuter noun. It also means a retreat in the military sense, so context decides. The verb phrase is "отступать от темы".
Examples in context
Позвольте мне небольшое отступление.
Allow me a small digression.
Это отступление увело нас от темы.
That digression took us away from the topic.
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