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Climbing frame very badly erected inside (7)

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I believe the answer is:

trellis

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'climbing frame' is the definition.
'trellis' can be an answer for 'frame' (trellis is a kind of frame). I am not sure about the 'climbing' bit.

'very badly erected inside' is the wordplay.
'very' becomes 'tres' ('very' in French).
'badly' becomes 'ill' ('ill' can be adverbial as in 'ill-advised').
'erected' says the letters should be written in reverse (in a down clue, letters go up).
'inside' indicates putting letters inside.
'ill' written backwards gives 'lli'.
'tres' placed around 'lli' is 'TRELLIS'.

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(Other definitions for trellis that I've seen before include "Latticework structure" , "Train for plants" , "Framework supporting climbers" , "Framework - stiller (anag)" , "Garden support for climbers" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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