Places I rebuild merit extra consideration (7)

I believe the answer is:

special

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'merit extra consideration' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't see how one could define the other.

'places i rebuild' is the wordplay.
'rebuild' indicates anagramming the letters (I've seen 'rebuilt' mean this).
'places'+'i'='placesi'
'placesi' with letters rearranged gives 'SPECIAL'.

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(Other definitions for special that I've seen before include "Quite out of the ordinary" , "Remarkable" , "Distinct from and usually better" , "Dish not on usual menu" , "Distinguished" .)

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

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