One of those providing accommodation for Aladdin's pal contributes to The Mirror

I believe the answer is:

glass-maker

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'one of those providing accommodation for aladdin's pal' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'contributes to the mirror' is the wordplay.
'contributes' becomes 'maker' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'to' means one lot of letters go next to another (I've seen this in other clues).
'the mirror' becomes 'glass' (glass is a kind of mirror).
'maker' put after 'glass' is 'GLASS-MAKER'.

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