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Even changing the cover round pepped it up (7)

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livened

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'pepped it up' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'even changing the cover round' is the wordplay.
'changing' indicates anagramming the letters.
'the cover' becomes 'lid' (lid is a kind of cover).
'round' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'even' with letters rearranged gives 'vene'.
'vene' put inside 'lid' is 'LIVENED'.

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(Other definitions for livened that I've seen before include "Animated" , "made brighter" .)

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