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Penny leaving Greek battle site for shack (4-2)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lean-to

'shack' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'penny leaving greek battle site' is the wordplay.
'penny' becomes 'p' (short for pence).
'leaving' is a deletion indicator.
'greek battle site' becomes 'Lepanto' (Battle of Lepanto, 1571).
'lepanto' with 'p' taken away is 'LEAN-TO'.

'for' is the link.

(Other definitions for lean-to that I've seen before include "Add-on building" , "It's roof slants against a wall" , "Shed built against wall" , "Building added to another" , "Simple building" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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