The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word NEATENED
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result NEATENED
- Tidied up after newspaper head has dined with editor
- A number want sandwiches trimmed
- Ace number purchased by miss getting spruced up
- –Organised, one’s essentially a full marks editor
- Put straight by requirement to accept a return of profit
- A number stuck in poverty must be tidied up
- Edmund’s put away inside to be spruced up
- Oddly, Aden teen tidied
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What does NEATENED mean?
NEATENED verb- To make neat; arrange in an orderly, tidy way; to tidy.