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Battered sword in house (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

windsor

'house' is the definition.
(royal house)

'battered sword in' is the wordplay.
'battered' is an anagram indicator.
'sword'+'in'='swordin'
'swordin' with letters rearranged gives 'WINDSOR'.

(Other definitions for windsor that I've seen before include "town near Eton" , "Barbara" , "Town with royal castle" , "Family name replacing Saxe-Coburg-Gotha in 1917" , "Royal house (or castle)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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