Build Crete assembly (5)

I believe the answer is:

erect

'build' is the definition.
(erecting is a kind of building)

'crete assembly' is the wordplay.
'assembly' indicates anagramming the letters.
'crete' with letters rearranged gives 'ERECT'.

(Other definitions for erect that I've seen before include "Build - straight up" , "Found" , "Construct - perpendicular" , "Build, set up" , "Build, upright" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.

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