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Sweeper must keep head occasionally for rest here (7)

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I believe the answer is:

bedroom

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'rest here' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?

'sweeper must keep head occasionally' is the wordplay.
'sweeper' becomes 'broom' (a broom sweeps things up).
'must keep' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'occasionally' indicates alternate letters.
The alternating letters of 'head' are 'ed'.
'broom' going around 'ed' is 'BEDROOM'.

'for' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for bedroom that I've seen before include "Chamber of repose" , "Space for sleeping" , "Dormitory" , "Sleeping place" , "Sleeping chamber" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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