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Acceptable as it's rebuilt next to the plant (12)

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I believe the answer is:

satisfactory

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'acceptable' is the definition.
(I know that acceptable can be written as satisfactory)

'as it's rebuilt next to the plant' is the wordplay.
'rebuilt' indicates anagramming the letters.
'next to' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'the plant' becomes 'factory' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'as'+'its'='asits'
'asits' anagrammed gives 'satis'.
'satis'+'factory'='SATISFACTORY'

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(Other definitions for satisfactory that I've seen before include "Fulfilling expectations" , "Fully acceptable" , "Acceptable - adequate" , "Good enough" , "fine" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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