The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word RESTORED
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result RESTORED
- Scarlet grabs mine, but it's handed back
- Mended and put back in stock room?
- Fixed to keep punching one such as Corbyn
- Trot round shop that’s been put right
- Re-established swathe of rainforest or Eden
- Like goods sent back to base to be mended?
- Soldiers getting stuck in remained in position taken earlier?
- Fixed – sorted out after regime lost heart
- Magazine in colour given back
- Returned to stock to be brought back to tip-top condition?
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The straight part
We know that "Mended" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case mended = restored.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does RESTORED mean?
RESTORED verb- To reestablish, or bring back into existence.
- To bring back to good condition from a state of decay or ruin.
- To give or bring back (that which has been lost or taken); to bring back to the owner; to replace.
- To give in place of, or as restitution for.
- To recover (data, etc.) from a backup.
- To bring (a note) back to its original signification.
- To make good; to make amends for.
- Pertaining to something or someone renewed or rebuilt.