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He constructed temple for spouse (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

helpmeet

'for spouse' is the definition.
(helpmeet is a kind of spouse)

'he constructed temple' is the wordplay.
'constructed' indicates an anagram.
'temple' is an anagram of 'lpmeet'.
'he'+'lpmeet'='HELPMEET'

(Other definitions for helpmeet that I've seen before include "Specifically a wife" , "assistant" , "Biblical wife" , "Partner" , "old wife?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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