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Turner hotel brought in recently (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lathe

'turner' is the definition.
(a lathe is something which 'turns')

'hotel brought in recently' is the wordplay.
'hotel' becomes 'h' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'brought in' is an insertion indicator.
'recently' becomes 'late' (I've seen this in other clues).
'h' placed within 'late' is 'LATHE'.

(Other definitions for lathe that I've seen before include "Machine that turns wood or metal for cutting" , "Turning device" , "craftsman's machine" , "Revolver" , "This is turned out" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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