Landowner has hideout for defence (5)

I believe the answer is:

laird

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'landowner' is the definition.
(Scottish term for a landowner)

'hideout for defence' is the wordplay.
'hideout' becomes 'lair'.
'for' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'defence' becomes 'd' (this could be a standard abbreviation of which I'm unaware).
'lair'+'d'='LAIRD'

'has' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for laird that I've seen before include "Scots estate owner" , "One's landed in Scotland" , "Scottish owner of large estate" , "Proprietor" , "Big landowner" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.

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