Set of cages for poultry (7)

I believe the answer is:

battery

(Other definitions for battery that I've seen before include "Gun emplacement - egg farm" , "violent offence" , "Storage cell" , "Means of storing electric current" , "crime" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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