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Frame of roadhouse underpinned by aluminium and concrete (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

real

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'concrete' is the definition.
(associated in meaning)

'frame of roadhouse underpinned by aluminium' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'aluminium' could be 'al' (Al is the chemical symbol for aluminium) and 'al' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 're' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'and' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for real that I've seen before include "Actual, existing" , "Actual; coin" , "Spanish football team" , "Genuine - old Spanish coin" , "Actual; Brazilian currency" .)

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