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Weird dialect used in stronghold (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

citadel

'stronghold' is the definition.
(I know that citadel is a type of stronghold)

'weird dialect' is the wordplay.
'weird' is an anagram indicator.
'dialect' with letters rearranged gives 'CITADEL'.

'used in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for citadel that I've seen before include "Fortress overlooking a city" , "where Salvationists meet" , "Urban fortress" , "place of refuge" , "Urban stronghold - dialect (anag)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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