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Wishes to dispose of one house advertised as such

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I believe the answer is:

des res

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'house advertised as such' is the definition.
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'wishes to dispose of one' is the wordplay.
'wishes' becomes 'desires' (desiring is a kind of wishing).
'to dispose of' indicates named letters should be taken away.
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'desires' with 'i' removed is 'DES-RES'.

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(Other definitions for des res that I've seen before include "Lovely home" , "Appealing property for sale" , "attractive property" , "A very nice building to live in, in short" , "Desirable residence (abbrev.)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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