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Drunken wag outside hostelry under shade (6)

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I believe the answer is:

awning

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'shade' is the definition.
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'drunken wag outside hostelry under' is the wordplay.
'drunken' is an anagram indicator.
'outside' indicates putting letters inside.
'hostelry under' becomes 'nin' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'wag' with letters rearranged gives 'awg'.
'awg' enclosing 'nin' is 'AWNING'.

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(Other definitions for awning that I've seen before include "Canvas sunshield" , "Protective cover" , "Canvas covering in front of shop" , "Canvas frame stretched as shelter against sun or rain" , "Canopy of canvas for shelter" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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