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Loft and hearth he renovated for spouse (3,5,4)

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I believe the answer is:

the other half

'spouse' is the definition.

'loft and hearth he renovated' is the wordplay.
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'renovated' is an anagram indicator.
'hearth'+'he'='hearthhe'
'loft' after 'hearthhe' is 'hearthheloft'.
'hearthheloft' anagrammed gives 'THE OTHER HALF'.

'for' is the link.

I've seen this clue in The Everyman puzzle in The Observer.
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