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Put safely away again in dots running back (6)

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I believe the answer is:

stored

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

'again in dots running back' is the wordplay.
'again' becomes 're' (prefix meaning 'again').
'in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'running back' says the letters should be written backwards.
'dots' written backwards gives 'stod'.
're' placed within 'stod' is 'STORED'.

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(Other definitions for stored that I've seen before include "Kept for future use, as in warehouse" , "Laid aside for future use" , "Squirrelled away" , "Put away for future use" , "Kept for later use" .)

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