Bishop battered Othello in refuge (8)

I believe the answer is:

bolthole

'refuge' is the definition.
(a bolthole is a place to hide)

'bishop battered othello' is the wordplay.
'bishop' becomes 'B' (chess abbreviation).
'battered' is an anagram indicator.
'othello' with letters rearranged gives 'olthole'.
'b'+'olthole'='BOLTHOLE'

'in' is the link.

I've seen this clue in The Sun.

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