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Area of former shelter (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

extent

'area' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'former shelter' is the wordplay.
'former' becomes 'ex'.
'shelter' becomes 'tent' (tent is a kind of shelter).
'ex'+'tent'='EXTENT'

'of' is the link.

(Other definitions for extent that I've seen before include "Length" , "Compass, scope" , "A cake; last word of Macbeth" , "Area something covers" , "reach?" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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