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Study neighbour of SWE and GER? (3)

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I believe the answer is:

den

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'study' is the definition.
(term for a study or office)

'neighbour of swe and ger?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'and' could be 'n' (common abbreviation for 'and') and 'n' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'de' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for den that I've seen before include "Animal habitation" , "Cave" , "Lair for animal or study for gent" , "Animal's home or gent's study" , "Wild animal's home" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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