Judges use a valet for dressing (9)
I believe the answer is:
evaluates
'judges' is the definition.
(evaluating is a kind of judging)
'use a valet for dressing' is the wordplay.
'for dressing' indicates an anagram (I've seen this in other clues).
'use'+'a'+'valet'='useavalet'
'useavalet' anagrammed gives 'EVALUATES'.
I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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