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Get badly written memoir up in department store (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

emporium

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'department store' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'get badly written memoir up' is the wordplay.
'memoir up' anagrams to 'EMPORIUM'.
However, I am not clear how this is indicated.

'in' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for emporium that I've seen before include "A large imposing shop" , "Large and ostentatious retail establishment" , "Posh 4" , "A large shop or centre of commerce" , "Large retail store with many departments" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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