The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word DACHA
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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A
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H
A
More clues leading to the result DACHA
- A hard, ungentlemanly type turned up in Russian home
- Duke having a tea in a country house
- Country cottage of father in provinces with Earl Grey?
- Some dismissed a charwoman in this country house
- Country house hotel accepted by half the university community for erection
- To some extent liked a chair for Russian cottage
- US lawyer impounding most of long rural residence
- Beginning to drink a tea in Boris's country cottage?
- Beginning to drink a tea in country cottage
- Rogue rejected hotel, wanting a house in the country
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "rural residence" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case rural residence = dacha.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does DACHA mean?
DACHA noun- A Russian villa or summer house in the countryside.