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Occupant getting in with a partner (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

inmate

'occupant' is the definition.
(inmate is a kind of occupant)

'in with a partner' is the wordplay.
'with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'a partner' becomes 'mate' ('mate' can be a synonym of 'partner'**).
'in'+'mate'='INMATE'

'getting' is the link.

(Other definitions for inmate that I've seen before include "eg Prisoner" , "Person confined to institution" , "Cell resident" , "One living in (prison)" , "Occupant" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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