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The speaker's fashion house (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

manor

'house' is the definition.
(manor house is a kind of house)

'the speaker's fashion' is the wordplay.
'the speaker's' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue (as it might sound when spoken).
'fashion' becomes 'manner' (synonyms).
'manner' is a homophone of 'MANOR'.

(Other definitions for manor that I've seen before include "Large country house with lands" , "Grand country house" , "house on estate" , "Grand but strange Roman house" , "Big house - police district" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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