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Structure I have to keep records (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

archive

'keep records' is the definition.
(keep records in an archive)

'structure i have' is the wordplay.
'structure' becomes 'arch' (arch is a kind of structure).
'i have' becomes 'ive' (contraction of 'I have').
'arch'+'ive'='ARCHIVE'

'to' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for archive that I've seen before include "Collection of historic or institutional documents" , "Collection of records or papers of an organisation" , "Repository of historical records" , "Store for historic records" , "Records or historical papers of an institution" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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