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Climate warmed with this shelter plunged into river? (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

detente

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'climate warmed with this' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'shelter plunged into river?' is the wordplay.
'shelter' becomes 'tent' (tent is a kind of shelter).
'plunged into' indicates putting letters inside.
'river?' becomes 'dee' (River Dee).
'tent' put inside 'dee' is 'DETENTE'.

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(Other definitions for detente that I've seen before include "Easing of hostility between nations" , "Easing of international tension" , "Slackening of tension" , "Relaxed relations" , "Easing of hostilities" .)

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