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Sold in need of a spruced up bathroom? (7)

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I believe the answer is:

retiled

'spruced up bathroom?' is the definition.
(retiling a bathroom might spruce it up)

'sold in need of a' is the wordplay.
'sold' becomes 'retailed' (retailing is a kind of selling).
'in need of' indicates named letters should be taken away.
'retailed' with 'a' removed is 'RETILED'.

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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