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Still a back street whatever people have in mind (8)

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I believe the answer is:

thoughts

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'mind' is the definition.
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'still a back street' is the wordplay.
'still' becomes 'though'.
'a back' says the letters should be written backwards.
'street' becomes 'st' (abbreviation).
'st' written backwards gives 'ts'.
'though'+'ts'='THOUGHTS'

'whatever people have in' acts as a link.
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(Other definitions for thoughts that I've seen before include "Cogitations" , "Ideas and opinions (8)" , "Ideas, reflections" , "They are in my mind" , "Ideas, musings" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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