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Put it away in the attic (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

eat

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'put it away' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'in the attic' is the wordplay.
'in' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'EAT' is hidden in the letters of 'the attic'.

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(Other definitions for eat that I've seen before include "Consume (food)" , "tolerate in diet" , "Bite, chew and swallow" , "Do cats - bats? Do bats - cats? (Alice in Wonderland)" , "Scoff" .)

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