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Fiddled, getting dressed (6)

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I believe the answer is:

rigged

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This clue might be a double definition.

'fiddled' is the first definition.
The answer and definition can be both to do with contact as well as being past participle verbs.
Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?

'dressed' is the second definition.
Both the answer and definition are adjectives. Perhaps you can see an association between them that I can't see?

'getting' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for rigged that I've seen before include "Managed fraudulently - a tallship?" , "Fraudulently fixed" , "Manipulated by digger" , "Corruptly manipulated" , "Managed so as to achieve an unfair advantage" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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