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Needs me to sort out estate (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

demesne

'estate' is the definition.
('demesne' can be a synonym of 'estate')

'needs me to sort out' is the wordplay.
'to sort out' indicates anagramming the letters.
'needs'+'me'='needsme'
'needsme' with letters rearranged gives 'DEMESNE'.

(Other definitions for demesne that I've seen before include "Seed men on landed estate" , "Large landed property" , "Domain" , "Extensive landed property" , "Landed property used by the owner - needs me (anag)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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