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Buckle in lid in defect construction (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

building

'construction' is the definition.
(I know that construction can be written as building)

'buckle in lid in defect' is the wordplay.
'buckle' is an anagram indicator.
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'defect' becomes 'bug' (bug is a kind of defect).
'in'+'lid'='inlid'
'inlid' is an anagram of 'ildin'.
'ildin' put inside 'bug' is 'BUILDING'.

(Other definitions for building that I've seen before include "Erection" , "Structure, edifice" , "Structure with roof and walls" , "Constructing" , "Construction" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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