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Shelter from a Catholic over­whelmed by pointlessness? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

alcove

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'shelter' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?

'a catholic overwhelmed by pointlessness?' is the wordplay.
'catholic' becomes 'c' (abbreviation as in RC for Roman Catholic).
'overwhelmed by' means one lot of letters goes inside another (I've seen this in other clues).
'pointlessness?' becomes 'love' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'c' placed into 'love' is 'lcove'.
'a'+'lcove'='ALCOVE'

'from' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for alcove that I've seen before include "Small opening - a clove (anag)" , "Recessed area" , "Recess in a small room or wall" , "sheltered spot" , "Niche - retreat" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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