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Instrument is erected outside, as arranged (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

organised

'arranged' is the definition.
(organising is a kind of arranging)

'instrument is erected outside' is the wordplay.
'instrument' becomes 'organ' (organ is a kind of instrument).
'is erected' becomes 'is constructed' ('be constructed' can be a synonym of 'be erected').
'outside' says to hollow out the word (remove centre letters).
'isconstructed' with its middle taken out is 'ised'.
'organ'+'ised'='ORGANISED'

'as' is the link.

(Other definitions for organised that I've seen before include "Put in order" , "Set up, mobilised" , "Efficient" , "Methodical" , "fixed up" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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