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Front of lorry with one secure storage unit (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cabinet

'storage unit' is the definition.
(furniture item for storing things)

'front of lorry with one secure' is the wordplay.
'front of lorry' becomes 'cab' (driver's compartment on a lorry).
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'secure' becomes 'net'.
'cab'+'i'+'net'='CABINET'

(Other definitions for cabinet that I've seen before include "Piece of furniture for members of a government" , "See 18" , "Collective noun for senior ministers" , "some senior politicians" , "Item of furniture for storage or display" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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