Can still be converted into private quarters (7)

I believe the answer is:

billets

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'quarters' is the definition.
('billet' can be a synonym of 'quarter')

'can still be' is the wordplay.
'can' is an anagram indicator (I've seen 'canned' mean this (canned can mean drunk)).
'still'+'be'='stillbe'
'stillbe' is an anagram of 'BILLETS'.

'converted into private' is the link.
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(Other definitions for billets that I've seen before include "Soldiers' lodgings" , "Lodgings for the military" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.

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