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Mother's boxes manage to be places for keeping curiosities? (7)

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I believe the answer is:

museums

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'be places for keeping curiosities?' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'mother's boxes manage' is the wordplay.
'mother's' becomes 'mums' (mum is a kind of mother).
'boxes' indicates putting letters inside (the outside letters must 'box' inside letters in).
'manage' becomes 'use'.
'mums' going around 'use' is 'MUSEUMS'.

'to' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for museums that I've seen before include "Places like the V&A" , "Sue's mum (anag.)" , "Louvre and V&A?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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