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Theres nothing in a sailing vessel being lavishly decorated (7)

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I believe the answer is:

baroque

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'theres nothing' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'in a sailing vessel being lavishly decorated' is the wordplay.
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'a sailing vessel' becomes 'barque' (barque is a kind of sailing vessel).
'being lavishly decorated' becomes 'o' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'barque' enclosing 'o' is 'BAROQUE'.

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(Other definitions for baroque that I've seen before include "Ornamental style" , "Architectural period" , "Extravagantly ornamented" , "Ornate decorative style" , "With elaborate ornamentation" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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