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Nurse housed in dry temporary accommodation (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tent

'temporary accommodation' is the definition.
(people stay in a tent temporarily)

'nurse housed in dry' is the wordplay.
'nurse' becomes 'EN' (abbreviation for state-enrolled nurse).
'housed in' is an insertion indicator.
'dry' becomes 'tt' (short for teetotal - no alcohol).
'en' inserted into 'tt' is 'TENT'.

(Other definitions for tent that I've seen before include "pavilon" , "Portable shelter for camper" , "Portable shelter - red wine" , "Temporary accommodation" , "abode meant to be temporary" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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