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On the table in a heap where Beth left it in garage, possibly? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

leanto

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'garage possibly?' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I can't tell whether it can be defined by this definition.

'on the table in a heap where beth left it' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'on' could be 'to' and 'to' is found within the answer.
'a' could be 'an' and 'an' is located in the answer.
'left' could be 'l' (common abbreviation) and 'l' is present in the answer.
'it' could be 'e' ('e' can mean 'electronic' which is similar to 'IT') and 'e' is located in the answer.
No letters remain.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'in' is the link.

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(Other definitions for leanto that I've seen before include "Roof" , "shed" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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