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Refurbished hotel pub shuns award for cleaning operation (4,3,5-2)

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I believe the answer is:

wash and brush-up

'cleaning operation' is the definition.
(tidying up one's appearance)

'refurbished hotel pub shuns award' is the wordplay.
'refurbished' is an anagram indicator.
'hotel' becomes 'h' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'h'+'pub'+'shuns'+'award'='hpubshunsaward'
'hpubshunsaward' with letters rearranged gives 'WASH-AND-BRUSH-UP'.

'for' acts as a link.

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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