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Urged to change top getting dolled up (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dressed

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'dolled up' is the definition.
(dressed extravagantly or fancily)

'urged to change top' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'change' could be 'dress' (dressing is a kind of changing) and 'dress' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'ed' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'getting' is the link.

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(Other definitions for dressed that I've seen before include "How the turkey is made oven-ready" , "When you buy them crabs might be" , "Arranged" , "Attired" , "put bandage on" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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