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Shelter is closed, welcoming in French after November (6,3)

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I believe the answer is:

nissen hut

'shelter' is the definition.
(Nissen hut is an example)

'is closed welcoming in french after november' is the wordplay.
'closed' becomes 'shut' ('shut' is associated in meaning with 'closed'**).
'welcoming' is an insertion indicator (in sense of 'inviting in').
'in french' becomes 'en' ('en' can be French for 'in' e.g. en France).
'after' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'november' becomes 'n' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'shut' going around 'en' is 'senhut'.
'is'+'senhut'='issenhut'
'issenhut' put after 'n' is 'NISSEN HUT'.

(Other definitions for nissen hut that I've seen before include "Simple building" , "Prefabricated building of corrugated iron with a cement floor" , "Military shelter made of corrugated steel" , "metal shelter" , "Prefabricated corrugated iron dwelling" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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