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Attempt by Heather to get accommodation for horses (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stabling

'accommodation for horses' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'attempt by heather' is the wordplay.
'attempt' becomes 'stab' (to have a stab is to attempt something).
'by' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'heather' becomes 'ling' (synonyms).
'stab'+'ling'='STABLING'

'to get' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for stabling that I've seen before include "Putting the horse in his home" , "beastly accommodation" , "Hackney pad?" , "Accommodation for horses" , "Horse accommodation" .)

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