Superfluous oil wells (5)

I believe the answer is:

sumps

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'wells' is the definition.
(sump is a kind of well)

I can't explain the rest of the clue.

(Another definition for sumps that I've seen is " Oil reservoirs in car engines".)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.

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