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Miserable in Cabinet over where to keep the scientists (12)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

inconsolable

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'to keep the scientists' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'miserable in cabinet over' is the wordplay.
'miserable' becomes 'lab' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'cabinet' becomes 'console' (a console is a cabinet for storing TV equipment).
'over' is an insertion indicator.
'in'+'console'='inconsole'
'lab' going into 'inconsole' is 'INCONSOLABLE'.

'where' is the link.

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(Other definitions for inconsolable that I've seen before include "Not able to be comforted" , "Not open to being comforted" , "Unable to be comforted" , "Heartbroken" , "Very upset" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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