Cryptic crossword clue
Renovate expensively — grand door frames provided 8

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word GENTRIFY

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The straight part
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What does GENTRIFY mean?

GENTRIFY verb
  1. To renovate or improve something, especially housing or district, to make it more appealing to the middle classes (often with the negative association of pricing out existing residents)

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