Even turning the cover round brightened it up (7)

I believe the answer is:

livened

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'brightened it up' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'even turning the cover round' is the wordplay.
'turning' indicates anagramming the letters.
'the cover' becomes 'lid' (lid is a kind of cover).
'round' indicates putting letters inside.
'even' is an anagram of 'vene'.
'vene' inserted into 'lid' is 'LIVENED'.

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

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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