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A key, say, as property (6)

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I believe the answer is:

estate

'property' is the definition.
(I know that estate is a type of property)

'a key say' is the wordplay.
'a key' becomes 'e' (I've seen this in other clues).
'say' becomes 'state' (synonyms).
'e'+'state'='ESTATE'

'as' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for estate that I've seen before include "Rank - housing development - car" , "park perhaps" , "Piece of land with a lot of houses" , "All of one's assets after death" , "All that one owns at death" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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