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Has foe manipulated good spy holed up here? (4,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

safe house

'spy holed up here?' is the definition.
(where a spy may be kept safe)

'has foe manipulated good' is the wordplay.
'manipulated' is an anagram indicator.
'good' becomes 'use' (in phrases like 'it's no good', 'any good?' etc).
'has'+'foe'='hasfoe'
'hasfoe' with letters rearranged gives 'safeho'.
'safeho'+'use'='SAFE HOUSE'

(Other definitions for safe house that I've seen before include "Secure hiding place" , "Place used secretly as a refuge" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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