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One badly attired may need to be compensated (9)

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I believe the answer is:

redressed

This clue is a double definition.

'one badly attired may need to be' is the first definition.
(get dressed again)

'compensated' is the second definition.
(to redress is to fix or compensate for a mistake)

(Other definitions for redressed that I've seen before include "having gone straight" , "Compensated" , "put right" , "Made amends" , "Set right, often the balance" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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