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They rent out tenements in unconnected capitals? (5,7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

block letters

'unconnected capitals?' is the definition.

'they rent out tenements' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'rent' could be 'let' and 'let' is present in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'in' acts as a link.

(Another definition for block letters that I've seen is " Caps".)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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