Land on the sheltered side (3,5)

I believe the answer is:

lee shore

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'side' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are singular nouns.
Maybe you can see an association between them that I can't see?

'land on the sheltered' is the wordplay.
'land' becomes 'shore' (synonyms).
'on' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'the sheltered' becomes 'lee' (as in lee side, the side sheltered from wind).
'shore' put after 'lee' is 'LEE SHORE'.

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(Another definition for lee shore that I've seen is " site of possible shipwreck".)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.

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