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Seek asylum in UK, get a free settlement (4,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

take refuge

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'a free settlement' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't judge whether it can be defined by this definition.

'seek asylum in uk get' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'asylum' could be 'refuge' ('refuge' can be a synonym of 'asylum') and 'refuge' is located in the answer.
'get' could be 'take' (taking is a kind of getting) and 'take' is present in the answer.
This accounts for all the letters.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Another definition for take refuge that I've seen is " find shelter".)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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