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Difficult bottling oxygen for store (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hoard

'store' is the definition.
(hoard is a kind of store)

'difficult bottling oxygen' is the wordplay.
'difficult' becomes 'hard' ('hard' can be a synonym of 'difficult').
'bottling' is an insertion indicator (bottling is a kind of containing).
'oxygen' becomes 'o' (atomic symbol for oxygen).
'hard' enclosing 'o' is 'HOARD'.

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for hoard that I've seen before include "Stash of treasure" , "Store, usually hidden" , "keep in reserve" , "Squirrel away" , "accumulated wealth" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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