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Landowner's day off in retreat (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lair

'retreat' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'landowner's day off' is the wordplay.
'landowner' becomes 'laird' (Scottish term for a landowner).
'day' becomes 'd'.
'off' suggests deleting specific letters.
'laird' with 'd' removed is 'LAIR'.

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for lair that I've seen before include "Hideaway, den" , "Flashy man" , "Waylay" , "Place of seclusion (informal)" , "Habitat of a wild animal" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph and The Times.
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