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House needs work on wine store (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bingo

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

'work on wine store' is the wordplay.
'work' becomes 'go' ('go' can be a synonym of 'work').
'on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'wine store' becomes 'bin' (stand for storing wine bottles).
'go' put after 'bin' is 'BINGO'.

'needs' is the link.

(Other definitions for bingo that I've seen before include "Number game" , "Game in which "two little ducks" might be called" , "Lotto" , "Housey-housey" , "Number-calling game" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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