The bumpy road back home has been spruced up (7)

I believe the answer is:

adorned

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'been spruced up' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'the bumpy road back home' is the wordplay.
'the bumpy' is an anagram indicator (letters get bumped around).
'back' says the letters should be written in reverse.
'home' becomes 'den' (an animal's home).
'den' back-to-front is 'ned'.
'road' with letters rearranged gives 'ador'.
'ador'+'ned'='ADORNED'

'has' is the link.

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(Other definitions for adorned that I've seen before include "Embellished, decorated" , "Bedecked while Don read" , "Decorated, bedecked" , "done up" , "Put on finery" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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