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Possibly Hamish’s second country dwelling (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

scot

'possibly hamish's' is the definition.
(common Scottish name)

'second country dwelling' is the wordplay.
'second' becomes 's' (common abbreviation).
'country dwelling' becomes 'cot' (archaic word for a cottage).
's'+'cot'='SCOT'

(Other definitions for scot that I've seen before include "Eg, Edinburgh native" , "Someone from north of the border?" , "National" , "Someone from Dundee?" , "Native of country of the UK" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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