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Occupied half-forgotten, antediluvian houses (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tenanted

'occupied' is the definition.
(I know that occupied can be written as tenanted)

'half-forgotten antediluvian houses' is the wordplay.
'houses' indicates a hidden word (part of the clue houses the answer).
'TENANTED' is hidden in the letters of 'half forgotten antediluvian'.

(Another definition for tenanted that I've seen is " Occupied for rent".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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