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Reportedly securing upper limit (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ceiling

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

'reportedly securing' is the wordplay.
'reportedly' shows a homophone (sound like).
'securing' becomes 'sealing' (I've seen this before).
'sealing' is a homophone of 'CEILING'.

(Other definitions for ceiling that I've seen before include "Room's upper surface" , "Overhead surface" , "upper limit on wages" , "likely to get plastered" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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