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Councillor essentially avoids anxiety in retirement (8)

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solitude

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(Other definitions for solitude that I've seen before include "Privacy" , "Absence of company" , "Isolation, loneliness" , "Seclusion" , "Isolated state - slide out (anag)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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