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Fashion house given mention (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

manner

'fashion' is the definition.
(I know that fashion can be written as manner)

'house given mention' is the wordplay.
'house' becomes 'manor' (manor house is a kind of house).
'given mention' shows a homophone (sound like).
'manor' is a homophone of 'MANNER'.

(Other definitions for manner that I've seen before include "Person's bearing or way of behaving" , "Deportment or method" , "Mode" , "How something is said or done" , "Bearing - fashion" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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