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Where Tony's sheltered until now (6)

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I believe the answer is:

hereto

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'now' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are adverbs. Perhaps you can see a link between them that I can't see?

'where tony's sheltered until' is the wordplay.
'HERETO' is hidden within the letters.
However, I'm unsure how the hidden word is indicated.

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(Other definitions for hereto that I've seen before include "to this matter" , "(Appended) to this document" , "so far" , "To this place or time" , "To this document, in legal jargon" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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