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Lent nectarine out for anniversary (13)

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I believe the answer is:

tercentennial

'for anniversary' is the definition.
(tercentennial is a kind of anniversary)

'lent nectarine out' is the wordplay.
'out' is an anagram indicator (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'lent'+'nectarine'='lentnectarine'
'lentnectarine' anagrammed gives 'TERCENTENNIAL'.

(Another definition for tercentennial that I've seen is " Three-hundredth anniversary".)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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