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One new place for decorative work (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

inlay

'decorative work' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'one new place' is the wordplay.
'one new' becomes 'in' (I've seen this in other clues).
'place' becomes 'lay' (laying is a kind of placing**).
'in'+'lay'='INLAY'

'for' is the link.

(Other definitions for inlay that I've seen before include "Type of woodwork" , "Embed" , "Filling shaped to fit a tooth cavity" , "Decoration of a surface by inserting wood, stone or metal" , "Mix images" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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