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Public availability of back numbers (5)

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I believe the answer is:

civic

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This clue could be a double definition.

'public' is the first definition.
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'availability of back numbers' is the second definition.
'civic' can be an answer for 'numbers' (I have seen 'Numbers of Romans' mean 'civic' so perhaps 'numbers' could also mean 'civic'). I am not certain of the 'availability of back' bit.

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(Other definitions for civic that I've seen before include "concerned with town administration" , "Relating to a city/town" , "Relating to citizens" , "Relating to a town/city" , "Relating or belonging to a city" .)

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