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Check building if shut (6)

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shufti

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'check' is the definition.
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'building if shut' is the wordplay.
'building' indicates anagramming the letters.
'if'+'shut'='ifshut'
'ifshut' is an anagram of 'SHUFTI'.

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(Other definitions for shufti that I've seen before include "Colloquial word for look" , "Quick look or reconnoitre" , "Quick look round" , "Informally, a brief inspection or look" , "Peep (from the Arabic)" .)

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