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Loads of room in a short top (5)

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I believe the answer is:

acres

'loads of room' is the definition.
(an acre is a measurement of space or area)

'a short top' is the wordplay.
'short' means to remove the last letter.
'top' becomes 'crest' (crest can mean the top of a hill).
'crest' with its final letter removed is 'cres'.
'a'+'cres'='ACRES'

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for acres that I've seen before include "One of them has 4840 square yards" , "Imperial units or measures of land" , "The Phoenix Park has 40 of them (5)" , "Scare (anag)" , "Land area measures" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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