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Land where one lives, being permitted (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

islet

'land' is the definition.
(islet is a kind of land)

'one lives being permitted' is the wordplay.
'one lives' becomes 'is'.
'being permitted' becomes 'let' (to let something happen is to permit it).
'is'+'let'='ISLET'

'where' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for islet that I've seen before include "Detached bit of land" , "Ait or key" , "Eyot, key" , "named after Langerhans?" , "Very small area surrounded by water" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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