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Plebeian at heart desires property (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

belongings

'property' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'plebeian at heart desires' is the wordplay.
'at heart' means to look at the middle letters.
'desires' becomes 'longings' (longing is a kind of desire).
The centre of 'plebeian' is 'be'.
'be'+'longings'='BELONGINGS'

(Other definitions for belongings that I've seen before include "property" , "stuff" , "Personal effects" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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