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Telephone service abused in chalet (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

chatline

'telephone service' is the definition.
(type of phone service)

'abused in chalet' is the wordplay.
'abused' indicates an anagram.
'in'+'chalet'='inchalet'
'inchalet' with letters rearranged gives 'CHATLINE'.

(Other definitions for chatline that I've seen before include "Facilitator of talks with receivers" , "facility where several call for it" , "Phone service for several to talk informally" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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