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Some dismissed a charwoman in this country house (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dacha

'this country house' is the definition.
(dacha is a kind of country house)

'some dismissed a charwoman' is the wordplay.
'some' says the answer is hidden in the clue (some of the parts of the word are used).
'DACHA' can be found hidden inside 'dismissed a charwoman'.

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for dacha that I've seen before include "A Russian country cottage" , "Second home in the country for Muscovites?" , "Country home in Russia" , "Russian house in the country" , "Russian holiday cottage" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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