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Decorate, so often badly (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

festoon

'decorate' is the definition.
(festooning is a kind of decorating)

'so often badly' is the wordplay.
'badly' indicates an anagram.
'so'+'often'='sooften'
'sooften' anagrammed gives 'FESTOON'.

(Other definitions for festoon that I've seen before include "Decorative chain" , "Ornamental garland" , "So often (anag.)" , "Hung garland" , "Adorn (with garlands?)" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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