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Possible spaces for bass, as featured in song (7)

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aquaria

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'possible spaces for bass' is the definition.
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'as featured in song' is the wordplay.
'as' becomes 'qua' ('qua' is a Latin term meaning 'in the capacity of').
'featured in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'song' becomes 'aria' (piece of music in an opera).
'qua' inserted within 'aria' is 'AQUARIA'.

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(Other definitions for aquaria that I've seen before include "display tanks" , "Tanks or buildings for fish" , "Transparent fish tanks" .)

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