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Second drudge like Rumpole maybe happy to share chambers (5,2)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

shack up

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'to share chambers' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'second drudge like rumpole maybe happy' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'second' could be 's' (common abbreviation) and 's' is located in the answer.
'drudge' could be 'hack' (synonyms) and 'hack' is present in the answer.
'happy' could be 'up' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'up' is found in the answer.
No letters remain.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

Can you help me to learn more?

(Another definition for shack up that I've seen is " Start to live together (with)".)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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