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He's making himself at home in the dog pound (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

settler

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'he's making himself at home' is the definition.
The answer is a person as well as being a singular noun. This is suggested by the definition.

'in the dog pound' is the wordplay.
'in the' indicates putting letters inside.
'dog' becomes 'setter' (setter is a type of dog).
'pound' becomes 'L' (abbreviation e.g. Lsd - pounds, shillings, pence).
'setter' placed around 'l' is 'SETTLER'.

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(Other definitions for settler that I've seen before include "Coloniser - arbitrator" , "Early colonist" , "new inhabitant" , "One taking up residence in a new area" , "Colonist, pioneer" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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