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Lays up holy man with his remains? (7)

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I believe the answer is:

stashes

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'lays up holy man' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'with his remains?' is the wordplay.
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'his' becomes 'st' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'remains?' becomes 'ashes' (I've seen this before).
'st' next to 'ashes' is 'STASHES'.

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(Other definitions for stashes that I've seen before include "Hidden supplies or stores" , "Secret stores" .)

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