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Room in roof that ticks boxes (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

attic

'room in roof' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'that ticks boxes' is the wordplay.
'boxes' indicates a hidden word (to box can mean to contain).
'ATTIC' is hidden in the letters of 'that ticks'.

(Other definitions for attic that I've seen before include "Floor" , "Top storey" , "Small room at the top" , "Athenian Greek" , "room with lots of junk?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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