Crossword Genius

Relief when river is kept outside shelter (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

detente

'relief' is the definition.
(detente is a kind of relief)

'river is kept outside shelter' is the wordplay.
'river' becomes 'dee' (River Dee).
'is kept' is an insertion indicator.
'outside shelter' becomes 'tent' (tent is a kind of shelter. I am not sure about the 'outside' bit.**).
'dee' placed around 'tent' is 'DETENTE'.

'when' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for detente that I've seen before include "Easing of strained relationships between countries" , "Easing of international tension" , "Easing of hostility between countries" , "Slackening of tension" , "Easing of hostility between nations" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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