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After creating a stir, moves in for good (5-4)

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I believe the answer is:

first-rate

'good' is the definition.
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'after creating a stir moves in' is the wordplay.
'creating' is an anagram indicator.
'moves' indicates an anagram.
'in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'stir' anagrammed gives 'irst'.
'after' with letters rearranged gives 'frate'.
'frate' placed around 'irst' is 'FIRST-RATE'.

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for first-rate that I've seen before include "Stir after to be really excellent" , "Top-class, excellent" , "Prime" , "Start fire to be really excellent" , "Top-notch, excellent" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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