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New shirt and tie back on heater, drier (9)

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I believe the answer is:

thirstier

'drier' is the definition.
('thirsty' can be similar in meaning to 'dry')

'new shirt and tie back on heater' is the wordplay.
'new' indicates anagramming the letters.
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'back on' suggests the final letters (the letter at the back).
The final letter of 'heater' is 'r'.
'shirt' is an anagram of 'thirs'.
'thirs'+'tie'+'r'='THIRSTIER'

(Another definition for thirstier that I've seen is " needing more water".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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