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Revamp, touching coat by mistake (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

refurbish

'revamp' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'touching coat by mistake' is the wordplay.
'touching' becomes 're' (I've seen this in other clues).
'coat' becomes 'fur' (fur is a kind of coat).
'by' says to put letters next to each other.
'mistake' becomes 'bish' (I've seen this in other clues).
're'+'fur'+'bish'='REFURBISH'

(Other definitions for refurbish that I've seen before include "Overhaul" , "Clean up" , "Renovate, redecorate" , "Freshen up" , "Redecorate and brighten up" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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