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Allowing buildings to be leased (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

letting

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'allowing' is the definition.
('let' can be a synonym of 'allow')

'buildings to be leased' is the wordplay.
'buildings' becomes 'ting' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'to' says to put letters next to each other (I've seen this in other clues).
'be leased' becomes 'let'.
'ting' after 'let' is 'LETTING'.

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(Other definitions for letting that I've seen before include "property for temporary occupants?" , "Granting to a tenant" , "Giving permission to" , "Renting out; allowing" , "Leasing (a property)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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