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Shut up home in the immediate vicinity (5,8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

close quarters

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'in the immediate vicinity' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'shut up home' is the wordplay.
'shut' becomes 'close' (synonyms).
'up home' becomes 'quarters' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'close'+'quarters'='CLOSE QUARTERS'

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(Other definitions for close quarters that I've seen before include "nearly in battle" , "at a very short distance" , "Accommodation for canons" .)

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