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Keep mum involved in home decorating? Charming! (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dishy

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'home decorating? charming' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'keep mum involved' is the wordplay.
'keep' becomes 'diy' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'mum' becomes 'sh' (both are used to tell someone to be quiet).
'involved' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'diy' enclosing 'sh' is 'DISHY'.

'in' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for dishy that I've seen before include "Attractive" , "Handsome" , "Informally good-looking, like plate?" , "Gorgeous" , "Good-looking (informal)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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