Puts a new shine on news from West Indies (6)

I believe the answer is:

tidies

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'puts a new shine' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'news from west indies' is the wordplay.
'from' suggests deleting specific letters.
'west'+'indies'='westindies'
'westindies' with 'news' taken out is 'TIDIES'.

'on' is the link.

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(Other definitions for tidies that I've seen before include "Makes neat and orderly" , "Clears up" , "Puts things in order, neatens" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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