Presents include second house which didn't turn up (2-5)
I believe the answer is:
no-shows
'didn't turn up' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.
'presents include second house' is the wordplay.
'presents' becomes 'nows' (now is a kind of present).
'include' indicates putting letters inside.
'second' becomes 's' (common abbreviation).
'house' becomes 'ho' (abbreviation for house).
's'+'ho'='sho'
'nows' enclosing 'sho' is 'NO-SHOWS'.
'which' acts as a link.
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