Owners of hotel and country house in Britain (9)

I believe the answer is:

landlords

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'owners of hotel' is the definition.
'landlords' can be an answer for 'owners' (landlord is a kind of owner). I am not certain of the 'of hotel' bit.

'country house in britain' is the wordplay.
'country' becomes 'land' (synonyms).
'house in britain' becomes 'lords' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'land'+'lords'='LANDLORDS'

'and' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for landlords that I've seen before include "They lease out properties" , "People in pubs" , "maybe posted locally?" , "letters" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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