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I depend on no shelter, up to a point (3,8)

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not entirely

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'up to a point' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'i depend on no shelter' is the wordplay.
'depend' becomes 'rely' (to depend on someone is to rely on them).
'on' says to put letters next to each other.
'shelter' becomes 'tent' (a tent is a kind of shelter).
'i'+'rely'='irely'
'no'+'tent'='notent'
'irely' put after 'notent' is 'NOT ENTIRELY'.

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I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sunday Times.
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