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Get Ascot rebuilt with unpretentious houses (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cottages

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'unpretentious houses' is the definition.
'cottages' can be an answer for 'houses' (cottage is a kind of house). I'm not certain of the 'unpretentious' bit.

'get ascot rebuilt' is the wordplay.
'rebuilt' is an anagram indicator.
'get'+'ascot'='getascot'
'getascot' is an anagram of 'COTTAGES'.

'with' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for cottages that I've seen before include "Small one-storied houses" , "Small single-storeyed dwellings" , "Rural dwellings" , "Get a cost, oddly, for the small houses" , "Country dwellings" .)

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