Unattached and topless by the fireplace (5)

I believe the answer is:

ingle

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'the fireplace' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

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(Other definitions for ingle that I've seen before include "Corner, nook" , "Fireplace (mainly dialect)" , "Warm corner" , "Domestic fireplace" , "Fire - fireplace" .)

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

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