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Insect leaves Santa Fe without danger (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

safe

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'without danger' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'insect leaves santa fe' is the wordplay.
'insect' becomes 'ant' (ant is a kind of insect).
'leaves' suggests deleting specific letters.
'santa' with 'ant' taken out is 'sa'.
'sa'+'fe'='SAFE'

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(Other definitions for safe that I've seen before include "Secure - place in the bank" , "Reliable" , "Metal case for storing valuables" , "Secure - place to keep cash" , "Locked store for money etc" .)

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