Small wretched dwelling (5)

I believe the answer is:

hovel

(Other definitions for hovel that I've seen before include "Shack" , "bad housing" , "wretched place" , "Slum dwelling" , "Grubby tumbledown dwelling" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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