Conservative puts away records (6,2)

I believe the answer is:

clocks up

'records' is the definition.
(clocking up is a kind of recording)

'conservative puts away' is the wordplay.
'conservative' becomes 'c' (abbreviation commonly used in UK politics).
'puts away' becomes 'locksup' ('lock up' can be a synonym of 'put away'**).
'c'+'locksup'='CLOCKS UP'

(Another definition for clocks up that I've seen is " Scores".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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