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Renovate empty Reigate shop (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

restore

'renovate' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'empty reigate shop' is the wordplay.
'empty' means to remove the middle letters.
'shop' becomes 'store' ('store' can be a synonym of 'shop').
'reigate' with its middle removed is 're'.
're'+'store'='RESTORE'

(Other definitions for restore that I've seen before include "Make good, reinstate" , "Bring back, reinstate" , "Renew, repair; give back" , "Repair, renovate" , "Bring back; renovate" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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