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Can, and must, build a holy hideaway! (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sanctum

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'a holy hideaway' is the definition.
'sanctum' can be an answer for 'hideaway' (thesaurus). I'm unsure of the 'a holy' bit.

'can and must build' is the wordplay.
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'build' is an anagram indicator.
'can' put after 'must' is 'mustcan'.
'mustcan' is an anagram of 'SANCTUM'.

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(Other definitions for sanctum that I've seen before include "A holy place, sometimes inner" , "Shrine" , "A person's private room, often inner" , "Room safe from disturbance" , "Place of total privacy" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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