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Afforded new drapes (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

spared

'afforded' is the definition.
('spare' can be a synonym of 'afford')

'new drapes' is the wordplay.
'new' is an anagram indicator.
'drapes' with letters rearranged gives 'SPARED'.

(Other definitions for spared that I've seen before include "Saved" , "did without" , "Was merciful toward, refrained from harming" , "Refrained from hurting, was merciful towards" , "Voluntarily parted with" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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