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Do remnants serve as ornamentation? (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

adornments

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'as ornamentation?' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'do remnants serve' is the wordplay.
'serve' is an anagram indicator (I've seen 'served' mean this).
'do'+'remnants'='doremnants'
'doremnants' with letters rearranged gives 'ADORNMENTS'.

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(Another definition for adornments that I've seen is " Embellishments".)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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