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He has some more in his own room, the devil! (5)

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I believe the answer is:

demon

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'the devil' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'he has some more' is the wordplay.
'he' becomes 'den' ().
'has' indicates putting letters inside.
'some more' becomes 'mo' (I've seen this in other clues).
'den' enclosing 'mo' is 'DEMON'.

'in his own room' acts as a link.
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(Other definitions for demon that I've seen before include "Fiend, devil" , "Fanatic; devil" , "Expert" , "Genius" , "Evildoer" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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