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Heating unit and the room (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

therm

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

'the room' is the wordplay.
'room' becomes 'rm' (abbreviation).
'the'+'rm'='THERM'

'and' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for therm that I've seen before include "A hot unit" , "Unit of measurement of heat" , "Former gas supply unit" , "Unit of heat as in gas supply" , "Gasman's unit" .)

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