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Cause to get son somewhere to settle (5)

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I believe the answer is:

roost

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'settle' is the definition.
(roosting is a kind of settling)

'cause to get son' is the wordplay.
'cause' becomes 'root' (as in a root cause).
'to get' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'son' becomes 's' (genealogical abbreviation for son).
'root' going around 's' is 'ROOST'.

'somewhere to' acts as a link.
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(Other definitions for roost that I've seen before include "Place where birds perch or settle for sleep" , "Bird's shelter" , "Henhouse" , "Temporary place to stay" , "somewhere to sleep" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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