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Some have acquired a chateau as a country home (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dacha

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'a country home' is the definition.
'dacha' can be an answer for 'home' (I have seen 'Russian home' mean 'dacha' so perhaps 'home' could also mean 'dacha'). I am not certain of the 'a country' bit.

'some have acquired a chateau' is the wordplay.
'some' indicates a hidden word (some of the parts of the word are used).
'DACHA' is hidden in the letters of 'have acquired a chateau'.

'as' acts as a link.

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

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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