Inexperienced accommodates cockpits (11)

I believe the answer is:

greenhouses

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'cockpits' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being plural nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'inexperienced accommodates' is the wordplay.
'inexperienced' becomes 'green' (similar in meaning).
'accommodates' becomes 'houses' (I've seen this before).
'green'+'houses'='GREENHOUSES'

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I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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