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Something worth having instead of television? (5)

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asset

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'something worth having' is the definition.
(an asset is something valuable or useful)

'instead of television?' is the wordplay.
'instead of' becomes 'as' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'television?' becomes 'set' (television is a kind of set).
'as'+'set'='ASSET'

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(Other definitions for asset that I've seen before include "Plus point" , "Useful or valuable property" , "Valuable possession, worth having" , "Anything of value" , "A thing of value" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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