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Hostelry getting loud commendation for producing something new (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

innovation

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'something new' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'hostelry getting loud commendation for' is the wordplay.
'hostelry' becomes 'inn' (synonyms).
'getting' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'loud commendation for' becomes 'ovation' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'inn'+'ovation'='INNOVATION'

'producing' is the link.

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(Other definitions for innovation that I've seen before include "original" , "New idea" , "Something new" , "Something introduced as a novelty" , "New product" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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