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Country home of duke, a fellow quietly forgotten (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dacha

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'country home' is the definition.
'dacha' can be an answer for 'home' (I have seen 'Russian home' mean 'dacha' so perhaps 'home' could also mean 'dacha'). I am unsure of the 'country' bit.

'of duke a fellow quietly forgotten' is the wordplay.
'of duke' becomes 'da' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'a fellow' becomes 'chap' (both can mean a man).
'quietly' becomes 'p' (p for piano and quiet).
'forgotten' suggests deleting specific letters.
'chap' with 'p' removed is 'cha'.
'da'+'cha'='DACHA'

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(Other definitions for dacha that I've seen before include "Russian holiday cottage" , "Russian second home" , "Russian retreat" , "Russian country home" , "Russian villa" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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