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What's outside cunning fox's home? (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

earth

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'fox's home?' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both locations as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?

'what's outside cunning' is the wordplay.
'what' becomes 'eh' (sound used to ask 'what?' or 'pardon?').
'outside' is an insertion indicator.
'cunning' becomes 'art' (I've seen this in another clue).
'eh' placed around 'art' is 'EARTH'.

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(Other definitions for earth that I've seen before include "Third planet from the Sun" , "See 12" , "Solid ground" , "The 3rd planet from the sun" , "Soil; electrical connection" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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