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Commandos on hotel window (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sash

'window' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'commandos on hotel' is the wordplay.
'commandos' becomes 'sas' (Special Air Service).
'on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'hotel' becomes 'h' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'sas'+'h'='SASH'

(Other definitions for sash that I've seen before include "Popular band in Northern Ireland" , "Baldrick" , "Window frame; cloth strip (worn over shoulder)" , "Framework holding window panes" , "Decorative belt" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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