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Part of lock told of age after renovation (9)

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I believe the answer is:

floodgate

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'part of lock' is the definition.
'floodgate' can be an answer for 'lock' (thesaurus). I'm unsure of the 'part of' bit.

'told of age after renovation' is the wordplay.
'after renovation' indicates an anagram.
'told'+'of'+'age'='toldofage'
'toldofage' with letters rearranged gives 'FLOODGATE'.

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(Another definition for floodgate that I've seen is " Barrier to water".)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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