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Dress like Charlie at a broken-down hotel (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

clothe

'dress' is the definition.
(I know that dress can be written as clothe)

'charlie at a broken-down hotel' is the wordplay.
'charlie' becomes 'C' (phonetic alphabet).
'at' says to put letters next to each other.
'a broken down' indicates an anagram.
'hotel' with letters rearranged gives 'lothe'.
'c'+'lothe'='CLOTHE'

'like' is the link.

(Other definitions for clothe that I've seen before include "Invest" , "robe" , "Provide cover for body and limbs" , "Dress (someone)" , "apparel" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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