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Browbeaten after changing the decor? (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hectored

'browbeaten' is the definition.
('hector' can be a synonym of 'browbeat')

'changing the decor?' is the wordplay.
'changing' indicates an anagram.
'the'+'decor'='thedecor'
'thedecor' with letters rearranged gives 'HECTORED'.

'after' is the link.

(Other definitions for hectored that I've seen before include "Talked to bullyingly" , "Bullied; blustered" , "Intimidated, bullied" , "Annoyed" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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