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Gives final touches — it’s four in another state (9)

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titivates

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'gives final touches' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'it's four in another state' is the wordplay.
'four' becomes 'IV' (roman numeral).
'in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'another' indicates an anagram.
'it'+'iv'='itiv'
'state' with letters rearranged gives 'tates'.
'itiv' going inside 'tates' is 'TITIVATES'.

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(Another definition for titivates that I've seen is " preens".)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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