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A place to live in the Far North where one gets endless darkness (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

igloo

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'a place to live in the far north' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'one gets endless darkness' is the wordplay.
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'gets' says to put letters next to each other.
'endless' means to remove the last letter.
'darkness' becomes 'gloom' (gloom is a kind of darkness).
'gloom' with its final letter taken away is 'gloo'.
'i'+'gloo'='IGLOO'

'where' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for igloo that I've seen before include "Eskimo's dwelling" , "A house up north" , "Innuit dwelling" , "Stacked blocks" , "Inuit hut" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.
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