Safer alone, hiding far from domestic (5)

I believe the answer is:

feral

'far from domestic' is the definition.
(feral means wild or untamed)

'safer alone hiding' is the wordplay.
'hiding' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue.
'FERAL' is hidden within 'safer alone'.

(Other definitions for feral that I've seen before include "beastly" , "Wild but originally domestic" , "Flare up, being fierce" , "Wild, untamed" , "'Savage, wild (5)'" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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