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Tank's broken down more gates (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

gasometer

'tank's' is the definition.
(gasometer is a kind of tank)

'broken down more gates' is the wordplay.
'broken down' indicates anagramming the letters.
'more'+'gates'='moregates'
'moregates' with letters rearranged gives 'GASOMETER'.

(Other definitions for gasometer that I've seen before include "could be seen by the Oval" , "Game store (anag) - fuel store" , "source of fuel" , "Fuel storage tank" , "Large fuel tank" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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