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Refuge in holiday location, perhaps (6)

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resort

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'refuge' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'in holiday location perhaps' is the wordplay.
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'holiday' becomes 'rest' (rest can mean a holiday or break).
'location perhaps' becomes 'or' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'rest' enclosing 'or' is 'RESORT'.

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(Other definitions for resort that I've seen before include "Where tourists go" , "seaside town?" , "haunt" , "Holiday centre" , "Holiday town" .)

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