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Accommodate strongbox before secret location (4,5)

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safe house

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'secret location' is the definition.
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'accommodate strongbox before' is the wordplay.
'accommodate' becomes 'house' (I've seen this before).
'strongbox' becomes 'safe' (safe is a kind of strongbox).
'before' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'house' after 'safe' is 'SAFE HOUSE'.

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(Other definitions for safe house that I've seen before include "Place used secretly as a refuge" , "Secure hiding place" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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