Temporary accommodation cold and wild -- father departs (8)

I believe the answer is:

crashpad

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'temporary accommodation' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'cold and wild father departs' is the wordplay.
'cold' becomes 'c' (eg on taps).
'and' says to put letters next to each other.
'wild' becomes 'rash'.
'father' becomes 'pa' (pa can mean dad or father).
'departs' becomes 'd' (common abbreviation e.g. train timetables).
'c'+'rash'+'pa'+'d'='CRASHPAD'

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