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Order refurbishment of manor after hard year (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

harmony

'order' is the definition.
(harmony is a kind of order)

'refurbishment of manor after hard year' is the wordplay.
'refurbishment of' indicates anagramming the letters.
'after' says to put letters next to each other.
'hard' becomes 'h' (abbreviation used in pencil classifications).
'year' becomes 'y'.
'manor' is an anagram of 'armon'.
'armon' put after 'h' is 'harmon'.
'harmon'+'y'='HARMONY'

(Other definitions for harmony that I've seen before include "Accord" , "Mutual rapport" , "Pleasing blend of sounds" , "Source of universe for Dryden" , "sounds agreeable" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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