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European lair -- delightful place! (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

eden

'delightful place' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'european lair' is the wordplay.
'european' becomes 'e' (abbreviation e.g. EU).
'lair' becomes 'den' (synonyms).
'e'+'den'='EDEN'

(Other definitions for eden that I've seen before include "at Number Ten once?" , "PM, 1955-57" , "The first garden" , "prime minister in the past" , "Need an odd garden?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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