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Dangerous position where pride goes before a retreat (5,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lions den

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'dangerous position' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't tell whether it can be defined by this definition.

'pride goes before a retreat' is the wordplay.
'pride' becomes 'lions' (I've seen this before).
'goes before' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'a retreat' becomes 'den' (both can mean a lair or hideout).
'lions'+'den'='LIONS' DEN'

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(Another definition for lions den that I've seen is " Danger spot survived by Daniel".)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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