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Storage area for old Chinese fish (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hangar

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'storage area' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe you can see an association between them that I can't see?

'old chinese fish' is the wordplay.
'old chinese' becomes 'han' (Chinese dynasty. I am not sure about the 'old' bit.).
'fish' becomes 'gar' (type of fish).
'han'+'gar'='HANGAR'

'for' is the link.

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(Other definitions for hangar that I've seen before include "Where aircraft may be" , "Aircraft accommodation" , "Aircraft shelter" , "Plane garage" , "Large building to house aircraft" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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