Tent top's ends are pronounced (5)

I believe the answer is:

tepee

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'tent' is the definition.
(I know that tepee is a type of tent)

'top's ends are pronounced' is the wordplay.
'top' becomes 'tee' (T-shirt).
'ends' says to hollow out the word (remove centre letters).
'are pronounced' becomes 'pee' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'tee' with its middle taken out is 'te'.
'te'+'pee'='TEPEE'

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(Other definitions for tepee that I've seen before include "Native American dwelling" , "Home of the brave!" , "Wigwam" , "Conical tent" , "Native American tent" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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