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Put right pieces on top of dresser (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mend

'put right' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'pieces on top of dresser' is the wordplay.
'pieces' becomes 'men' (man can mean a chess piece).
'on top of' suggests taking the first letters.
The initial letter of 'dresser' is 'd'.
'men'+'d'='MEND'

(Other definitions for mend that I've seen before include "Make improvements" , "Fix, repair" , "Return to health; repair" , "'Restore, fix (4)'" , "Heal" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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