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Doctor acquires green furnishings (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

decor

'furnishings' is the definition.
(decoration of a room)

'doctor acquires green' is the wordplay.
'doctor' becomes 'Dr' (abbreviation).
'acquires' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'green' becomes 'eco' (eco-friendly).
'dr' going around 'eco' is 'DECOR'.

(Other definitions for decor that I've seen before include "(Room) design" , "Choice of colour" , "Colour-scheme etc of a room" , "stage background" , "Embellishment of a room" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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