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She has a hotel by the meadow (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

leah

'she' is the definition.

'a hotel by the meadow' is the wordplay.
'a hotel' becomes 'h' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'by' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'the meadow' becomes 'lea' (a lea is a grassy area).
'h' after 'lea' is 'LEAH'.

'has' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for leah that I've seen before include "her elder sister" , "She married Jacob" , "Hale (anag) - wife of Jacob" , "Jacob's first wife (Bible)" , "Heal (anag) - girl" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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