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Place of safety (6)

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asylum

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">place of safety</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(an asylum is a sanctuary)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for asylum that I've seen before include "Refuge or home for mentally ill" , "Sanctuary or institution for mentally ill" , "Institution for care of the insane" , "Madhouse" , "Protection given to political refugee" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times, The Guardian and The Mirror.
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