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Room at the bottom of the sea or beyond the solar system (4,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

deep space

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'sea or beyond the solar system' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'room at the bottom of' is the wordplay.
'room' becomes 'space' (I've seen this before).
'at' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other) (I've seen this in other clues).
'the bottom of' becomes 'deep' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'space' put after 'deep' is 'DEEP SPACE'.

'the' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for deep space that I've seen before include "void" , "even devoid of 12 [THIN AIR]" , "Region beyond our atmosphere" .)

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