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Pet given a separate resting place (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

catacomb

'resting place' is the definition.
(underground cemetery)

'pet given a separate' is the wordplay.
'pet' becomes 'cat' (cats are often kept as pets).
'given' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'separate' becomes 'comb' (as in combing through something).
'cat'+'a'+'comb'='CATACOMB'

(Other definitions for catacomb that I've seen before include "crypt" , "underground vault" , "tunnel for burial" , "series of tunnels" , "Underground Roman burial place" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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