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Accommodation for outspoken detective (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

homes

'accommodation' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'outspoken detective' is the wordplay.
'outspoken' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue (as the word might be spoken).
'detective' becomes 'holmes' (Sherlock Holmes).
'holmes' sounds like 'HOMES'.

'for' is the link.

(Other definitions for homes that I've seen before include "Dwelling-places" , "accommodation" , "Dwellings, abodes" , "Domiciles" , "Dwellings, houses" .)

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