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Time taken in horrid retreats (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hideouts

'retreats' is the definition.

'time taken in horrid' is the wordplay.
'time' becomes 't' (abbreviation).
'taken in' is an insertion indicator.
'horrid' becomes 'hideous' (synonyms).
't' put within 'hideous' is 'HIDEOUTS'.

(Other definitions for hideouts that I've seen before include "lairs" , "Places to lie low" .)

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