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There's room for the cat to stray out of it anew (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

attic

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'there's room for' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'cat to stray out of it anew' is the wordplay.
'to stray' is an anagram indicator.
'out of' is an insertion indicator (some letters on the outside of others).
'anew' indicates an anagram.
'cat' is an anagram of 'atc'.
'it' is an anagram of 'ti'.
'atc' going around 'ti' is 'ATTIC'.

'the' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for attic that I've seen before include "Area at the top of the house" , "The highest room" , "Room inside a building's roof space" , "Lofty room" , "from Greece" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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