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Keys for the cupboards (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lockers

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This clue might be a double definition.

'keys' is the first definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being plural nouns.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?

'cupboards' is the second definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being plural nouns.
Maybe you can see an association between them that I can't see?

'for the' acts as a link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Another definition for lockers that I've seen is " Storage compartments for clothes and valuables".)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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