Boat in which soldiers might find shelter (6)

I believe the answer is:

dugout

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This could be a double definition.

'boat in which soldiers might' is the first definition.
'dugout' can be an answer for 'boat' (thesaurus). I'm not sure about the rest of the definition.

'shelter' is the second definition.
(dugout is a kind of shelter)

'find' is the link.

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(Other definitions for dugout that I've seen before include "Rough shelter" , "Bunker (for the football manager?)" , "Trench shelter - canoe made from log" , "Soldier's trench" , "Type of canoe" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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