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Attractive but not loud, creating an impression (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

etching

'an impression' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'attractive but not loud' is the wordplay.
'attractive' becomes 'fetching' (similar in meaning).
'but not' is a deletion indicator.
'loud' becomes 'f' (short for forte - 'loud' in music).
'fetching' with 'f' taken out is 'ETCHING'.

'creating' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for etching that I've seen before include "Drawing on metal with acid" , "Deep print" , "making an impression" , "Eating away; corroding" , "Engraving with acid" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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