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One accommodates crude oil there (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hotelier

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'one accommodates' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'crude oil there' is the wordplay.
'crude' indicates an anagram.
'oil'+'there'='oilthere'
'oilthere' anagrammed gives 'HOTELIER'.

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(Other definitions for hotelier that I've seen before include "One supplies accommodation" , "Person such as Basil Fawlty?" , "Owner of the Savoy, say" , "He offers rooms" , "Provider of rooms" .)

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