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I soiled new worship (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

idolise

'worship' is the definition.
(I know that worship can be written as idolise)

'i soiled new' is the wordplay.
'new' indicates an anagram.
'soiled' is an anagram of 'dolise'.
'i'+'dolise'='IDOLISE'

(Other definitions for idolise that I've seen before include "Worship (S, not Z)" , "Make into a figure of worship" , "Doilies to worship" , "Love too much" , "Worship and adore" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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