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Item of furniture that's to be repaired as well (3,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hat stand

'item of furniture' is the definition.

'that's to be repaired as well' is the wordplay.
'to be repaired' is an anagram indicator.
'as well' becomes 'and' (I've seen this in other clues).
'thats' is an anagram of 'hatst'.
'hatst'+'and'='HAT STAND'

(Another definition for hat stand that I've seen is " Piece of furniture with pegs".)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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