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Insect cried audibly when stored away (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mothballed

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'stored away' is the definition.
'mothballed' can be an answer for 'stored' (mothballing is a kind of storing). I'm not certain of the 'away' bit.

'insect cried audibly' is the wordplay.
'insect' becomes 'moth' (moth is a kind of insect).
'cried' becomes 'bawled' ('bawl' can be a synonym of 'cry').
'audibly' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'bawled' sounds like 'balled'.
'moth'+'balled'='MOTHBALLED'

'when' acts as a link.

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(Another definition for mothballed that I've seen is " put on ice".)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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