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Beam sent around to put in storage area (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

basement

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'put in storage area' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps you can see a link between them that I don't see?

'beam sent around' is the wordplay.
'around' indicates anagramming the letters.
'beam'+'sent'='beamsent'
'beamsent' anagrammed gives 'BASEMENT'.

'to' is the link.

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(Other definitions for basement that I've seen before include "Room at the bottom" , "Lower ground floor" , "Underground area of building" , "Bottom floor" , "Man beset in bottom of house" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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