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Ready to be included in routine award (7)

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I believe the answer is:

rosette

'award' is the definition.
(type of award or prize)

'ready to be included in routine' is the wordplay.
'ready to' becomes 'set' (synonyms).
'be included in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'routine' becomes 'rote' (I have seen 'Mechanical routine ' mean 'rote' so perhaps 'routine' could also mean 'rote').
'set' placed into 'rote' is 'ROSETTE'.

(Other definitions for rosette that I've seen before include "Equestrian prize" , "Horse show award" , "To steer (anag)" , "Type of award" , "Cockade" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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