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Ornament created anew holds nothing (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

decorate

'ornament' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'created anew holds nothing' is the wordplay.
'anew' indicates anagramming the letters.
'holds' indicates putting letters inside.
'nothing' becomes 'o' (looks like zero - 0).
'created' is an anagram of 'decrate'.
'decrate' enclosing 'o' is 'DECORATE'.

(Other definitions for decorate that I've seen before include "Beautify by additions" , "Add ornament, colour, etc." , "Add ornamentation to" , "Honour" , "Make more attractive" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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