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Small room near top of tower (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

closet

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

'near top of tower' is the wordplay.
'near' becomes 'close' ('close' can be a synonym of 'near').
'top of' indicates taking the first letters.
The first letter of 'tower' is 't'.
'close'+'t'='CLOSET'

(Other definitions for closet that I've seen before include "US press for clothing" , "secret is revealed" , "Private room; cupboard" , "Covert" , "Compartment for clothing in the US" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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