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Where to stay until let loose by the house? (5)

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I believe the answer is:

hotel

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'where to stay' is the definition.

'let loose by the house?' is the wordplay.
'loose' is an anagram indicator (letters are loosened from their original positions).
'by' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'the house?' becomes 'HO' (abbreviation for house).
'let' with letters rearranged gives 'tel'.
'tel' put after 'ho' is 'HOTEL'.

'until' acts as a link.
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(Other definitions for hotel that I've seen before include "Where one may stay" , "Accommodation for travellers" , "Stop on journey perhaps" , "Lodging house - code for "H"" , "Monopoly token" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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