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Dire scene exploding in house (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

residence

'house' is the definition.
(I know that residence is a type of house)

'dire scene exploding' is the wordplay.
'exploding' indicates anagramming the letters.
'dire'+'scene'='direscene'
'direscene' anagrammed gives 'RESIDENCE'.

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for residence that I've seen before include "Dire scene (anag.)" , "Abode, home" , "bode" , "Place or house where one lives" , "The White House" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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