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Answer for the clue "Make pretty sailor stick around ", 7 letters:
tart up

Word definitions for tart up in dictionaries

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
vb. 1 To dress like a prostitute. 2 To dress garishly. 3 To modify or repackage a product, service, or idea to make it more attractive or easier to sell.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
v. decorate in a cheap and flashy way; "the small-town bar was all tarted up" dress up in a cheap and provocative way

Usage examples of tart up.

In the double bedroom there was auction furniture that they were going to tart up as Art Deco.

Sure, the media tart up the news -- but why does such sensationalism work?