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Lord installs square safe (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

peter

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'safe' is the definition.
(slang term for a safe)

'lord installs square' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'square' could be 't' (a T-Square is a technical drawing instrument) and 't' is found within the answer.
'lord' could be 'peer' (peer is a kind of lord) and 'peer' is located in the remaining letters.
No letters remain.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for peter that I've seen before include "Play high card before low" , "foundation for church" , "Cephas" , "Leader of the Apostles" , "prison cell" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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