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Cherish bust found in valuable box (8,5)

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I believe the answer is:

treasure chest

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'valuable box' is the definition.
'treasure chest' can be an answer for 'box' (treasure chest is a kind of box). I am not sure about the 'valuable' bit.

'cherish bust' is the wordplay.
'cherish' becomes 'treasure' (synonyms).
'bust' becomes 'chest' (I've seen this before).
'treasure'+'chest'='TREASURE-CHEST'

'found in' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for treasure chest that I've seen before include "source of wealth" , "Box for valuables" , "Box holding items of great value" , "Box of wealth" , "Valuable container" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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