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Build in Crete, perhaps (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

erect

'build' is the definition.
(I know that erect is a type of build)

'crete perhaps' is the wordplay.
'perhaps' is an anagram indicator.
'crete' is an anagram of 'ERECT'.

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for erect that I've seen before include "Assemble" , "Upright or vertical" , "Upstanding" , "Standing vertically" , "Upright; put up" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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