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Fantastic maid gets share of appreciation (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

admiration

'appreciation' is the definition.
(I know that appreciation can be written as admiration)

'fantastic maid gets share' is the wordplay.
'fantastic' indicates anagramming the letters (a fantastic or improbable ordering of the letters).
'gets' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'share' becomes 'ration' (a ration is a share of a limited resource).
'maid' anagrammed gives 'admi'.
'admi'+'ration'='ADMIRATION'

'of' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for admiration that I've seen before include "Veneration, esteem" , "Praise" , "High regard, respect" , "warm approval" , "wonder" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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