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Romeo had abandoned the provision to be upright (8)

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I believe the answer is:

headroom

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'provision to be upright' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'romeo had abandoned' is the wordplay.
'abandoned' indicates an anagram (the original order is abandoned).
'romeo'+'had'='romeohad'
'romeohad' with letters rearranged gives 'HEADROOM'.

'the' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for headroom that I've seen before include "vertical space" , "Clearance below a bridge or ceiling" , "enough space" , "Space available above" , "Clearance vertically" .)

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