Beach without shelters indeed closer (5)
I believe the answer is:
sands
'beach' is the definition.
(sands can mean a beach area)
'without shelters indeed closer' is the wordplay.
'without' becomes 'sans' (I've seen this before).
'shelters' indicates putting letters inside.
'closer' says to take the final letters (the letter which 'closes' the word).
The last letter of 'indeed' is 'd'.
'sans' enclosing 'd' is 'SANDS'.
(Other definitions for sands that I've seen before include "They run out (of time)" , "Polishes (eg, wood)" , "Beach" , "Smooths" , "The Riddle of the . . . . . (novel by Erskine Childers)" .)