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Haggard female has day in Slough (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

shed

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'slough' is the definition.
(both can mean to remove or lose)

'haggard female has day' is the wordplay.
'haggard female' becomes 'she' ('she' refers to a woman. I am not sure about the 'haggard' bit.).
'has' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'day' becomes 'd' (abbreviation for day).
'she'+'d'='SHED'

'in' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for shed that I've seen before include "that may be at bottom of garden?" , "Remove clothes in small hut" , "storage unit" , "Jettison" , "building away from home" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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