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"residence" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often home (4 letters).
Definitions
the act of dwelling in a place
Word origin
Inherited from Middle English residence, from Old French residence, from Medieval Latin residentia, from residēns, present participle of resideō, equivalent to reside + -ence. Doublet of residencia.
Used in a sentence
“Johnson took up his residence in London.”
“The confessor had often made considerable residences in Normandy.”
“But when a king sets himself to bandy against the highest court and residence of all his regal power, he then […] fights against his own majesty and kingship.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Place of living”9 letters
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