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This and that evaporates outdoors (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sundries

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'outdoors' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are nouns, they are not in the same form of the noun.

'this and that evaporates' is the wordplay.
'this and' becomes 'sun' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'that evaporates' becomes 'dries' (I've seen this in another clue).
'sun'+'dries'='SUNDRIES'

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(Other definitions for sundries that I've seen before include "range of items" , "Assorted unimportant items" , "Various minor items" , "Miscellaneous objects, stuff" , "various small things" .)

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