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Animal shelter contains device which monitors small dwelling (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cottage

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

'animal shelter contains device which monitors' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'shelter' could be 'cot' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'cot' is found in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for cottage that I've seen before include "simple accommodation" , "Small living space" , "Small house with a single storey" , "Rural house" , "Small house, in the country say" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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