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Privacy I lost, due to reform (8)

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I believe the answer is:

solitude

'privacy' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'i lost due to reform' is the wordplay.
'to reform' indicates anagramming the letters.
'i'+'lost'+'due'='ilostdue'
'ilostdue' with letters rearranged gives 'SOLITUDE'.

(Other definitions for solitude that I've seen before include "Lone state" , "Isolated state - slide out (anag)" , "Lack of company" , "Avoiding company" , "Being by oneself" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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