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Feature outside house with touch I love (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

patio

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'feature' is the definition.
(I know that patio is a type of terrace)

'with touch i love' is the wordplay.
'with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'touch' becomes 'pat' (pat is a kind of touch).
'love' becomes 'o' (love means zero in tennis).
'pat' put next to 'i' is 'pati'.
'pati'+'o'='PATIO'

'outside house' is the link.
This may not be correct. Some or all of it may be part of another bit of the clue.

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(Other definitions for patio that I've seen before include "Spanish court" , "Spanish courtyard" , "Barbecue location?" , "inner court" , "yard" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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