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Tidy Christmas tree erected? (6,2)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

spruce up

'tidy' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'christmas tree erected?' is the wordplay.
'christmas tree' becomes 'spruce' (I've seen this before).
'erected?' becomes 'up'.
'spruce'+'up'='SPRUCE UP'

(Other definitions for spruce up that I've seen before include "Make smarter" , "Titivate" , "Become smart" , "groom" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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