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Acquires, say, ornaments for the garden (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

urns

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'ornaments for the garden' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'acquires say' is the wordplay.
'acquires' becomes 'earns' (earning is a kind of acquiring).
'say' shows a homophone (sound like).
'earns' sounds like 'URNS'.

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(Other definitions for urns that I've seen before include "Grecian vases" , "ballot boxes" , "Vaselike vessels on pedestals" , "Large vases or pots" , "Runs to find large vases" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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