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Battery in teetotal lock-up (3,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dry cell

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'battery' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'teetotal lock-up' is the wordplay.
'teetotal' becomes 'dry' (synonyms).
'lock-up' becomes 'cell' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'dry'+'cell'='DRY-CELL'

'in' is the link.

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(Other definitions for dry cell that I've seen before include "Type of battery" , "Kind of battery used in smaller domestic appliances" , "Healthy accommodation for a prisoner" , "a prisoner's more comfortable with" , "Source of energy" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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