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Designs popular shelters (7)

Ross

I think it could be either:

intents

intends

'designs' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'popular shelters' is the wordplay.
'popular' becomes 'in'.
'shelters' becomes 'tents' (tent is a kind of shelter).
'in'+'tents'='INTENTS'

(Other definitions for intents that I've seen before include "Designs" , "meanings" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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