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Somewhere to live on the level? (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

flat

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'the level?' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'somewhere to live on' is the wordplay.
'somewhere' becomes 'f' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'to live' becomes 'l' (electrical abbreviation).
'on' becomes 'at' (I've seen this in other clues).
'f'+'l'+'at'='FLAT'

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(Other definitions for flat that I've seen before include "Even - somewhere to live" , "In music, below the correct pitch" , "Lacking interest" , "Unnatural - uninteresting - apartment" , "Quarters - punctured - smooth" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.
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