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New shirt dean spoilt (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tarnished

'spoilt' is the definition.
(tarnished can mean dirtied or spoilt)

'new shirt dean' is the wordplay.
'new' indicates an anagram.
'shirt'+'dean'='shirtdean'
'shirtdean' with letters rearranged gives 'TARNISHED'.

(Other definitions for tarnished that I've seen before include "Sullied" , "Having lost lustre" , "Stained" , "Blemished" , "Dulled, discoloured" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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