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Limits in rents perhaps (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

interns

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'limits' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both to do with social activities as well as being verbs in their -s form.
Maybe you can see an association between them that I don't see?

'in rents perhaps' is the wordplay.
'rents perhaps' becomes 'terns' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'in'+'terns'='INTERNS'

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for interns that I've seen before include "those confined" , "Hospital residents" .)

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