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Some relief is in the foundation (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

basis

'foundation' is the definition.
(I know that foundation can be written as basis)

'some relief is' is the wordplay.
'some relief' becomes 'bas' (bas relief is a kind of relief).
'bas'+'is'='BASIS'

'in the' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for basis that I've seen before include "Principle on which a theory is founded" , "grounds" , "Groundwork, foundation" , "First principle" , "Foundation or support, or a main principle" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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