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Design of house in Dorset our failing (5,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tudor rose

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'design of house' is the definition.
'tudor rose' can be an answer for 'design' (I have seen 'floral design' mean 'tudor rose' so perhaps 'design' could also mean 'tudor rose'). I am not certain of the 'of house' bit.

'dorset our failing' is the wordplay.
'failing' indicates anagramming the letters (a failed spelling of the word).
'dorset'+'our'='dorsetour'
'dorsetour' with letters rearranged gives 'TUDOR ROSE'.

'in' is the link.

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(Other definitions for tudor rose that I've seen before include "Flower badge of Henry VII" , "Royal emblem" , "hybrid flower" , "floral design" , "royal badge" .)

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