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Property for guys, in principle (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tenement

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

'guys in principle' is the wordplay.
'guys' becomes 'men' (guy can mean a man).
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'principle' becomes 'tenet' (a tenet is a principle or value).
'men' put within 'tenet' is 'TENEMENT'.

'for' is the link.

(Other definitions for tenement that I've seen before include "Run-down apartment house" , "Block of flats" , "Flat" , "Run-down house for many people" , "Large residential building" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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