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Type of home visit: rent rises during this (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stately

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'this' is the definition.
The answer and definition are not the same part of speech.

'type of home visit rent rises during' is the wordplay.
'type of home visit' becomes 'stay' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'rent' becomes 'let' (I've seen this in another clue).
'rises' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'during' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'let' written backwards gives 'tel'.
'stay' placed around 'tel' is 'STATELY'.

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(Other definitions for stately that I've seen before include "Majestically" , "Imperial" , "Courtly; imposing" , "August" , "Grand, dignified" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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