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Shelter half a mile east (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lee

'shelter' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'half a mile east' is the wordplay.
'half a' suggests halving the letters.
'east' becomes 'e' ('E' can be a synonym of 'east').
'mile' with half the letters taken is 'le'.
'le'+'e'='LEE'

(Other definitions for lee that I've seen before include "Shelter" , "The side that's sheltered from the wind" , "Area sheltered from the wind" , "Robert E. - - , US hero" , "Commander of the Confederate States Army in the American Civil War" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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