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Uncertain legal issue for sheltered accommodation? (4,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

grey area

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'uncertain legal' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'issue for sheltered accommodation?' is the wordplay.
'issue' becomes 'area' (area is a kind of issue).
'for' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other) (I've seen this in other clues).
'sheltered accommodation?' becomes 'grey' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'area' put after 'grey' is 'GREY AREA'.

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(Other definitions for grey area that I've seen before include "Ill-defined situation" , "retirement home?" , "Debatable part of an issue" , "subject to debate?" , "One of unclear boundaries" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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