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Fragment right in middle of outhouse (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

shred

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

'right in middle of outhouse' is the wordplay.
'right' becomes 'r' (abbreviation).
'in middle of' is an insertion indicator.
'outhouse' becomes 'shed' (a shed is an outside building).
'r' inserted into 'shed' is 'SHRED'.

(Other definitions for shred that I've seen before include "Tear into tiny pieces" , "Scrap of material" , "Cut finely" , "(Reduce to) small piece(s)" , "Cut into tiny pieces" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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