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Fireplace within kept in gleaming condition (5)

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I believe the answer is:

ingle

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'fireplace' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'within kept in gleaming condition' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'within' could be 'in' and 'in' is found in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for ingle that I've seen before include "Catamite" , "Kind of fireplace - get leg in" , "Warm corner" , "Fireplace (mainly dialect)" , "Hearth" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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