Delights in cheap living quarters (4)

I believe the answer is:

digs

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'living quarters' is the definition.
(digs is a kind of living quarters)

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(Other definitions for digs that I've seen before include "Lodgings, informally" , "where archaeologists work" , "Nasty cracks" , "archaeological operations" , "Temporary lodgings" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.

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