Bankside residents with broken elevators (5,5)

I believe the answer is:

water voles

'bankside residents' is the definition.
(water voles live on river banks)

'with broken elevators' is the wordplay.
'with' becomes 'w' (abbreviation).
'broken' is an anagram indicator.
'elevators' anagrammed gives 'atervoles'.
'w'+'atervoles'='WATER-VOLES'

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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