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Tell engineer to go into bent style of temporary shelter (4,4)

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I believe the answer is:

bell tent

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'style of temporary shelter' is the definition.
'bell tent' can be an answer for 'shelter' (I know that bell tent is a type of collapsible shelter). I am not certain of the 'style of temporary' bit.

'tell engineer to go into bent' is the wordplay.
'engineer' is an anagram indicator.
'to go into' indicates putting letters inside (some letters go into others).
'tell' with letters rearranged gives 'llte'.
'llte' going within 'bent' is 'BELL-TENT'.

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(Other definitions for bell tent that I've seen before include "may raise a flap here" , "It is held up by a central pole" , "Conical campsite feature" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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