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Dwelling's exceptionally dire scene (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

residence

'dwelling's' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'exceptionally dire scene' is the wordplay.
'exceptionally' indicates an anagram.
'dire'+'scene'='direscene'
'direscene' anagrammed gives 'RESIDENCE'.

(Other definitions for residence that I've seen before include "flat, say" , "bode" , "Place or house where one lives" , "Person's home" , "Dwelling place" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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