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Charlie replaces top of accumulator in Tom’s place (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cattery

'tom's place' is the definition.
(place for breeding cats - tom is a male cat)

I can't explain the remainder of the clue.

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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