Makes neater by switching higher trees around (7,2)

Independent Cryptic #11977 | 5 Down | 2025-02-27
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I haven't cracked this one yet — but the brilliant team at Fifteensquared have:

UP (higher, as in “fuel prices are up”) + SPRUCES (various species of tree), with a simple swap of the two words (switching around). It’s hard to think of a context in which the surface makes much sense, though.

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