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Area no longer having temporary accommodation (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

extent

'area' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'no longer having temporary accommodation' is the wordplay.
'no longer' becomes 'ex'.
'having' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'temporary accommodation' becomes 'tent' (I've seen this before).
'ex'+'tent'='EXTENT'

(Other definitions for extent that I've seen before include "A cake; last word of Macbeth" , "Area; size" , "The size or scale of something" , "Bulk - compass" , "Scope, area" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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