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Holiday residence, home for criminal (7)

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I believe the answer is:

villain

'criminal' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'holiday residence home' is the wordplay.
'holiday residence' becomes 'villa' (I've seen this before).
'home' becomes 'in' ('he's home' can mean 'he's in').
'villa'+'in'='VILLAIN'

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for villain that I've seen before include "Bad person in story/play" , "He may rob you" , "Bad guy" , "Criminal; stage baddy" , "One played badly" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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