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Spruced up red worn by European enchantress (8)

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I believe the answer is:

revamped

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'spruced up' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both related to change as well as being past participle verbs.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'red worn by european enchantress' is the wordplay.
'worn by' means one lot of letters goes inside another (I've seen this in other clues).
'european' becomes 'E' (abbreviation e.g. EU).
'enchantress' becomes 'vamp' (I've seen this in another clue).
'e'+'vamp'='evamp'
'red' enclosing 'evamp' is 'REVAMPED'.

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(Other definitions for revamped that I've seen before include "Given a makeover" , "Overhauled" , "Renovated, restored" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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