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Adore nice interiors in this classic style (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

doric

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'this classic style' is the definition.
'doric' can be an answer for 'style' (I've seen this before). I'm not certain of the 'this classic' bit.

'adore nice interiors' is the wordplay.
'adore' becomes 'dor' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'interiors' indicates the central letters (I've seen 'interior' mean this).
The central letters of 'nice' are 'ic'.
'dor'+'ic'='DORIC'

'in' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for doric that I've seen before include "Classical building style" , "Architectural style of Ancient Greece" , "Type of column" , "Type of classical architecture" , "Style of column" .)

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