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One occupying which rotten antiquated house? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tenant

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'one occupying' is the definition.
The answer is a person as well as being a singular noun. This is suggested by the definition.

'which rotten antiquated house?' is the wordplay.
'house?' says the answer is hidden in the clue (I've seen 'houses' mean this (part of the clue houses the answer)).
'TENANT' can be found hidden inside 'which rotten antiquated'.

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(Other definitions for tenant that I've seen before include "One who pays the landlord" , "one paying rent" , "Anne Bronte's novel 'The ...... of Wildfell Hall'" , "Resident" , "individual bound by lease" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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