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Fictitious details troubled bride more, close to ceremony (10)

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I believe the answer is:

embroidery

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'fictitious details' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't see how they can define each other.

'troubled bride more close to ceremony' is the wordplay.
'troubled' indicates anagramming the letters.
'close to' says to take the final letters (the close of something is the end).
The final letter of 'ceremony' is 'y'.
'bride'+'more'='bridemore'
'bridemore' with letters rearranged gives 'embroider'.
'embroider'+'y'='EMBROIDERY'

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(Other definitions for embroidery that I've seen before include "Decorative needlework" , "Creative sewing" , "The art of sewing patterns" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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