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Give nothing in push for glory (9)

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I believe the answer is:

splendour

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'glory' is the definition.
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'give nothing in push for' is the wordplay.
'give' becomes 'lend' (lending is a kind of giving).
'nothing' becomes 'O' (O resembles 0).
'in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'push for' becomes 'spur' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'lend'+'o'='lendo'
'lendo' inserted inside 'spur' is 'SPLENDOUR'.

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(Other definitions for splendour that I've seen before include "Sumptuous display - Len's proud (anag)" , "Spectacle" , "Glory, brilliance" , "Opulence" , "Magnificent appearance" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sunday Times and The Times.
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