Criticism of the lodgings? (4)

I believe the answer is:

digs

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'the lodgings?' is the definition.
('digs' can be a synonym of 'lodgings')

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(Other definitions for digs that I've seen before include "where archaeologists work" , "Lodgings - snide remarks" , "mines" , "archaeological operations" , "Lodgings, informally" .)

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