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English workers in outside accommodation by old rundown housing unit (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tenement

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'old rundown housing unit' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?

'english workers in outside accommodation' is the wordplay.
'english' becomes 'e' (abbreviation).
'workers' becomes 'men' (man is a kind of worker).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'outside accommodation' becomes 'tent' (I have seen 'Temporary accommodation' mean 'tent' so perhaps 'accommodation' could also mean 'tent'. I am not sure about the 'outside' bit.**).
'e'+'men'='emen'
'emen' inserted inside 'tent' is 'TENEMENT'.

'by' is the link.

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(Other definitions for tenement that I've seen before include "Old dwelling for multiple occupation" , "slum housing?" , "Flat" , "Building divided into small let units" , "Apartment in a US block" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times (Crosaire) and the Irish Times.
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