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Shelved new ideas after dial repair (4,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

laid aside

'shelved' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'new ideas after dial repair' is the wordplay.
'new' indicates anagramming the letters.
'after' says to put letters next to each other.
'repair' indicates an anagram.
'ideas' is an anagram of 'aside'.
'dial' is an anagram of 'laid'.
'aside' after 'laid' is 'LAID ASIDE'.

(Other definitions for laid aside that I've seen before include "Waiting for possible employment" , "on the shelf?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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