Answer: mothball

AnswerCrossword Clue
MOTHBALLCloset security?
MOTHBALLItem kept in the closet
MOTHBALLWool protector
MOTHBALLPiece of camphor.
MOTHBALLCamphor item.
MOTHBALLInactivate
MOTHBALLCloset larvae repellent
MOTHBALLTake out of commission
MOTHBALLItem in the closet, perhaps
MOTHBALLPut in storage
mothball(of ideas) dismissed as unworthy of further deliberation
mothballto treat for storage
mothballin disuse or in storage, esp. with reference to standby equipment
mothballball of camphor, naphthalene, etc., for repelling moths