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Lincoln has party in humble Mexican dwelling (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

adobe

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'humble mexican dwelling' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'lincoln has party' is the wordplay.
'lincoln' becomes 'abe'.
'has' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'party' becomes 'do' (do is a kind of party).
'abe' placed around 'do' is 'ADOBE'.

'in' is the link.

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(Other definitions for adobe that I've seen before include "Sun-dried brick clay" , "Building material of clay and straw dried in the sun" , "Clay dwelling" , "Clay used for sun-dried bricks" , "Mexican mud and straw brick, and the hut made of it" .)

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