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Block put on room key (5,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

space bar

'key' is the definition.
(space bar is a kind of key)

'block put on room' is the wordplay.
'block' becomes 'bar' (bar is a kind of block).
'put on' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'room' becomes 'space' (I've seen this before**).
'bar' after 'space' is 'SPACE-BAR'.

(Other definitions for space bar that I've seen before include "A keyboard feature" , "Long key on a typewriter" , "Key feature" , "Longest typing key" , "Largest typewriter key" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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