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Lived in comfort briefly in outskirts of Detroit (5)

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dwelt

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(Other definitions for dwelt that I've seen before include "Thought moodily (about something)" , "Lived, resided" , "Inhabited" , "Stayed" , "Spoke at length" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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