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Sweetheart goes off backing shop (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

store

'shop' is the definition.
(I know that shop can be written as store)

'sweetheart goes off backing' is the wordplay.
'sweetheart' becomes 'e' (the heart/centre of 'sweet').
'goes off' becomes 'rots' (go off can mean to rot or decay).
'backing' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'e'+'rots'='erots'
'erots' written backwards gives 'STORE'.

(Other definitions for store that I've seen before include "Large shop; keep" , "Large shop; computer memory" , "Reserve, shop" , "Shop; repository" , "Computer memory; supply kept for when needed" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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