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Zero energy in computer storage device (3,5)

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I believe the answer is:

zip drive

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'computer storage device' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I can't judge whether this works.

'zero energy' is the wordplay.
'zero' becomes 'zip' (synonyms).
'energy' becomes 'drive' (I've seen this before).
'zip'+'drive'='ZIP DRIVE'

'in' acts as a link.

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