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Firm keeping nothing in store (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hoard

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

'firm keeping nothing' is the wordplay.
'firm' becomes 'hard' (both can mean durable or strong).
'keeping' is an insertion indicator.
'nothing' becomes 'o' (looks like zero - 0).
'hard' going around 'o' is 'HOARD'.

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for hoard that I've seen before include "Collection" , "Amass and store privately" , "keep in reserve" , "Accumulation" , "Reserve supply" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun and The Independent.
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