The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word HAVEN
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More clues leading to the result HAVEN
- Own name used in safe location
- Consume last of open port
- Number trailing behind accept asylum
- Get heading for natural harbour
- Retreat inside with a vengeance
- Where to find peace, as man, woman, and children finally do
- Oasis embraced by chav endearingly
- Oasis or Nirvana dropping Ecstasy
- Not quite paradise, though sea-sick sailors might think so!
- Paradise lost — point to a safe place
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What does HAVEN mean?
HAVEN noun- A harbour or anchorage protected from the sea.
- (by extension) A place of safety; a refuge or sanctuary.
- (by extension) A peaceful place.
- To put into, or provide with a haven.