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Turned out quite spruce and lovely (11)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

picturesque

'lovely' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'turned out quite spruce' is the wordplay.
'turned out' indicates an anagram.
'quite'+'spruce'='quitespruce'
'quitespruce' anagrammed gives 'PICTURESQUE'.

'and' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for picturesque that I've seen before include "Pretty -- quaint" , "Visually pleasing" , "Attractive, scenic" , "Charming to look at" , "Strikingly beautiful (view)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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