Houses (8)
'houses' is the definition.
(cottage is a kind of house)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for cottages that I've seen before include "Small single-storeyed dwellings" , "Country dwellings" , "Small house in village or countryside" , "Small single-storeyed houses" , "Get a cost, oddly, for the small houses" .)
'houses' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for abodes that I've seen before include "Dwelling places" , "Places of residence" , "Houses, homes" , "Places where people live" , "Dwellings" .)