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Beginning to suppress cough in hovel (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

shack

'hovel' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'beginning to suppress cough' is the wordplay.
'beginning to' says to take the initial letters.
'cough' becomes 'hack' (hacking is a kind of coughing).
The initial letter of 'suppress' is 's'.
's'+'hack'='SHACK'

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for shack that I've seen before include "Crude dwelling" , "Crudely built hut" , "basic accommodation" , "building made of wood?" , "Rough dwelling" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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