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Scope of old shelter (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

extent

'scope' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'old shelter' is the wordplay.
'old' becomes 'ex' (prefix meaning former or onetime).
'shelter' becomes 'tent' (canvas shelter).
'ex'+'tent'='EXTENT'

'of' is the link.

(Other definitions for extent that I've seen before include "Area covered by something" , "stretch" , "Area something covers" , "The size or scale of something" , "Degree or spread" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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