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House constructed badly in Virginia (5)

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I believe the answer is:

villa

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'house' is the definition.
(I know that villa is a type of house)

'badly in virginia' is the wordplay.
'badly' becomes 'i'll' ('ill' can be adverbial as in 'ill-advised').
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'virginia' becomes 'va' (US state abbreviation).
'ill' put within 'va' is 'VILLA'.

'constructed' acts as a link.
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(Other definitions for villa that I've seen before include "Large country house" , "Country house in Italy or France" , "Roman domicile" , "Roman or suburban house" , "Country residence" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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