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Later an imam will go back to lock up tower (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

minaret

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'tower' is the definition.
(I know that minaret is a type of tower)

'later an imam will go back to lock up' is the wordplay.
'MINARET' is hidden backwards in amongst the letters.
But, I am not sure how this is indicated.

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(Other definitions for minaret that I've seen before include "Appropriate raiment for mosque tower" , "Building" , "Slim tower of a mosque" , "tower in Istanbul, say" , "Mosque's tower" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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