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Irregular forces decoration (6)

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I believe the answer is:

fresco

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'decoration' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both acts as well as being singular nouns.
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'irregular forces' is the wordplay.
'irregular' indicates anagramming the letters.
'forces' is an anagram of 'FRESCO'.

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(Other definitions for fresco that I've seen before include "Method of painting on walls" , "Forces (anag) - wall painting" , "Wall-painting" , "Painting done in wet plaster" , "Mode of wall painting" .)

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