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Cheer near the construction (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hearten

'cheer' is the definition.
('hearten' can be a synonym of 'cheer')

'near the construction' is the wordplay.
'construction' is an anagram indicator (answer constructed from certain letters).
'near'+'the'='nearthe'
'nearthe' anagrammed gives 'HEARTEN'.

(Other definitions for hearten that I've seen before include "Inspirit" , "Encourage or cheer in cardiac manner" , "Buoy" , "Make cheerful" , "Inspire anew" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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