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Decorative work needs time to be put in, note (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

crotchet

'note' is the definition.
(musical note)

'decorative work needs time to be put in' is the wordplay.
'decorative work' becomes 'crochet' (crochet is a decorative craft).
'needs time' becomes 't' (abbreviation. I am not sure about the 'needs' bit.).
'to be put in' is an insertion indicator.
'crochet' placed around 't' is 'CROTCHET'.

(Other definitions for crotchet that I've seen before include "Fancy" , "Peacock's castle" , "A note in music equal to half a minim" , "In music, it has quarter the time value of a whole note" , "perverse notion" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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