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Labour leader welcomed by social class in eg Leeds (6)

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I believe the answer is:

castle

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'leeds' is the definition.
(Leeds Castle is a castle in Kent)

'labour leader welcomed by social class' is the wordplay.
'labour leader' becomes 'l' (the leading letter of 'labour').
'welcomed by' means one lot of letters goes inside another (letters welcomed inside).
'social class' becomes 'caste' (caste is a kind of social class).
'l' inserted into 'caste' is 'CASTLE'.

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(Other definitions for castle that I've seen before include "ancient building?" , "Stronghold - rook" , "Chateau" , "Fort" , "Another word for chess rook" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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