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Put the seats up and used a broom (5,2)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

swept up

'used a broom' is the definition.
(swept up with a broom)

'put the seats up' is the wordplay.
'the seats' becomes 'pews' (pew is a kind of seat).
'up' is a reversal indicator (in down clue: letters go upwards).
'put'+'pews'='putpews'
'putpews' back-to-front is 'SWEPT UP'.

'and' is the link.

(Other definitions for swept up that I've seen before include "carried away" , "Approached with pomp - gathered dust" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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