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Nothing I left we’ll openly sink in sources of petroleum gas (3,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

oil wells

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'openly sink in sources of petroleum gas' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't judge whether this works.

'nothing i left we'll' is the wordplay.
'nothing' becomes 'O' (looks like zero - 0).
'left' becomes 'l' (common abbreviation).
'we'll' becomes 'wells' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'o'+'i'+'l'+'wells'='OIL-WELLS'

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(Another definition for oil wells that I've seen is " sources of mineral deposits".)

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