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Freely rely on army accommodation here (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hostelry

'accommodation here' is the definition.
(type of accommodation)

'freely rely on army' is the wordplay.
'freely' is an anagram indicator.
'on' indicates putting letters inside (as in clothing \'on\' a person).
'army' becomes 'host' (host is a kind of army).
'rely' is an anagram of 'elry'.
'elry' going around 'host' is 'HOSTELRY'.

(Other definitions for hostelry that I've seen before include "Provider of accommodation" , "Inn, lodge" , "Shyer lot in old inn" , "bar?" , "Inn (arch., joc.)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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