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Valuation of site made by partner (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

estimate

'valuation' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'site made by partner' is the wordplay.
'made' indicates anagramming the letters.
'by' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'partner' becomes 'mate' (synonyms).
'site' anagrammed gives 'esti'.
'esti'+'mate'='ESTIMATE'

'of' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for estimate that I've seen before include "Guess, rough calculation" , "damage" , "Reckon, judge" , "Make an educated guess" , "Calculate approximately" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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