Where has my song gone from iTunes library

My purchased song has a ! symbol next to it and won't play - says The song “Bayini (Live)” could not be used because the original file could not be found. Would you like to locate it? It works on my phone and iPad but not my Mac and how do I find it - doesn't seem to exist on my Mac.

Hello Snefne,
Deleting the entry from iTunes on your Mac and redownloading it from the iTunes Store should allow the song to play.
Delete songs and music videos from your iTunes library with an iTunes Match subscription
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201323
Download past purchases
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201272
Sincerely,
Allen

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