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Grecian's holding up decorator (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

icer

'decorator' is the definition.
(some decorating a cake with icing)

'grecian's holding up' is the wordplay.
'holding' indicates a hidden word.
'up' is a reversal indicator (in down clue: letters go upwards).
'reci' can be found hidden inside 'grecians'.
'reci' written backwards gives 'ICER'.

(Other definitions for icer that I've seen before include "One adding decoration, perhaps" , "Cake decorator" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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