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Conservative guy's house across the pond (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

crib

'house across the pond' is the definition.
(informal term for a residence in US English)

'conservative guy's' is the wordplay.
'conservative' becomes 'C' (UK political abbreviation).
'guy' becomes 'rib' (both can mean to tease).
'c'+'rib'='CRIB'

(Other definitions for crib that I've seen before include "which animals inhabit" , "Copy without acknowledgement" , "urban dwelling" , "Cradle - manger" , "Copy someone else's work" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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