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Strain, and own New Jersey, for example (3,5)

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tax haven

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'jersey for example' is the definition.
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'strain and own new' is the wordplay.
'strain' becomes 'tax' (both can mean to overwork or demand a lot from).
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'own' becomes 'have' (synonyms).
'new' becomes 'n' (common abbreviation eg NT for New Testament).
'tax'+'have'+'n'='TAX HAVEN'

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(Other definitions for tax haven that I've seen before include "place for dodgy financiers?" , "Could be Jersey" , "Place where rich people go to avoid the Revenue Commissioners" , "attraction for the rich?" , "Country with low duties" .)

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