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Drive lawyer with sweetheart to area with cheap accommodation (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

steerage

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'cheap accommodation' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'drive lawyer with sweetheart to area' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'drive' could be 'steer' (I've seen this before) and 'steer' is found in the answer.
'sweetheart' could be 'e' (the heart/centre of 'sweet') and 'e' is found within the answer.
'area' could be 'a' (maths abbreviation) and 'a' is found within the answer.
A single letter 'g' remains which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'with' is the link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for steerage that I've seen before include "Cheap part of ship" , "Old word for cheapest passenger accommodation in ship" , "The cheapest fares" , "cheap way to travel" , "Part of ship with lowest fares" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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