Sweetheart, search nursery for bees! (9)

I believe the answer is:

honeycomb

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'nursery for bees' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'sweetheart search' is the wordplay.
'sweetheart' becomes 'honey' (I've seen this in another clue).
'search' becomes 'comb' (combing is a kind of searching).
'honey'+'comb'='HONEYCOMB'

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(Other definitions for honeycomb that I've seen before include "Bewildering maze" , "Hive storage structure" , "pattern of cells" , "Jewish festival of lights" , "pattern created by workers" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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