Crossword Genius

Shelters, to some extent, the last of the Mohicans (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tents

I'm a little stuck... Click here to teach me more about this clue!

'shelters' is the definition.
(tent is a kind of shelter)

'some extent the last of the mohicans' is the wordplay.
'some extent' becomes 'ten' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'the' becomes 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects).
'last of' says to take the final letters.
The last letter of 'mohicans' is 's'.
'ten'+'t'+'s'='TENTS'

'to' acts as a link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for tents that I've seen before include "Portable shelters" , "Accommodation" , "Canvas shelters" , "Temporary shelters" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
Want a hint initially instead of a full solution? Install my app