Parisian lodging retirement fund (7)

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pension

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(Other definitions for pension that I've seen before include "Nice little hotel" , "Regular payment for older people" , "support for the elderly" , "Retirement pay in a Continental boarding-house" , "Regular payment received after retirement" .)

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