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Landlord's notice to quit perhaps? (6)

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'landlord's' is the definition.
(landlords let property)

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(Other definitions for letter that I've seen before include "he leases" , "Written character - landlord" , "Character; missive" , "reference?" , "Unit of alphabet" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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