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Dog raised knowing right from wrong in royal palace (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

balmoral

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'royal palace' is the definition.
'balmoral' can be an answer for 'palace' (Balmoral is a UK royal residence). I'm not sure about the 'royal' bit.

'dog raised knowing right from wrong' is the wordplay.
'dog' becomes 'lab' (short for labrador).
'raised' shows that the letters should be reversed in order (going up in a down clue).
'knowing right from wrong' becomes 'moral' (I've seen this before).
'lab' written backwards gives 'bal'.
'bal'+'moral'='BALMORAL'

'in' is the link.

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(Other definitions for balmoral that I've seen before include "Scottish residence of the British sovereign" , "Royal residence - walking shoe - Scottish military hat" , "Scottish royal home" , "Scottish castle and royal residence" , "Royal family's holiday residence in Scotland" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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