Spruce alternative Crossword Clue

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(noun)
1. attractiveness in appearance or dress or manner

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

SPRUCE (verb)
1. dress and groom with particular care, as for a special occasion
2. make neat, smart, or trim
SPRUCE (adjective)
1. marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners
SPRUCE (noun)
1. any coniferous tree of the genus Picea
2. light soft moderately strong wood of spruce trees; used especially for timbers and millwork
ALTERNATIVE (adjective)
1. serving or used in place of another
2. necessitating a choice between mutually exclusive possibilities
ALTERNATIVE (noun)
1. one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen

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