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Shelter for ripe cotton is all over the place (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

protection

'shelter' is the definition.
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'ripe cotton is all over the place' is the wordplay.
'is all over the place' indicates anagramming the letters.
'ripe'+'cotton'='ripecotton'
'ripecotton' is an anagram of 'PROTECTION'.

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for protection that I've seen before include "Way to extort money criminally" , "Defence; patronage" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times.
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