HT202159 app store "update" fails to download

I had tried installing xcode previously but there was a network interruption. 
Now, when I try to update it in "App Store", I get a "failed to download" error, suggesting I "use the purchases page to try again".  But using that page produces the same error. 
I've tried the menu item "check for unfinished downloads" but that suggests that everything is up to date.
Is there a way out of this? 

Back up all data.
I've tested these instructions only with the Safari web browser. If you use another browser, they may not work as described.
Triple-click anywhere in the line below on this page to select it:
open $TMPDIR../C
Copy the selected text to the Clipboard (command-C).
Launch the Terminal application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Terminal in the icon grid.
Paste into the Terminal window (command-V). A folder should open. From that folder, delete the subfolder named "com.apple.appstore".
Quit Terminal. Launch the App Store and try again.

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