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Landlord's post (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

letters

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'landlord's post' is the definition.
'letters' can be an answer for 'post' (thesaurus). I am unsure of the 'landlord's' bit.

'landlord's post' is the wordplay.
'landlord' becomes 'letter' (landlords let property).
'post' becomes 's' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'letter'+'s'='LETTERS'

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(Other definitions for letters that I've seen before include "providing digs?" , "They may indicate a degree" , "academic credentials" , "They are bound to look after tenants" , "Characters" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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