Allowing reconstruction of granite lot (10)

I believe the answer is:

tolerating

'allowing' is the definition.
(tolerating is a kind of allowing)

'reconstruction of granite lot' is the wordplay.
'reconstruction of' indicates an anagram (I've seen 'reconstructions of' mean this).
'granite'+'lot'='granitelot'
'granitelot' with letters rearranged gives 'TOLERATING'.

(Another definition for tolerating that I've seen is " Wearing".)

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

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