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Date with donor arranged? Use this perhaps (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

deodorant

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'use this perhaps' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'date with donor arranged?' is the wordplay.
'with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'arranged?' indicates anagramming the letters (letters rearranged).
'date' after 'donor' is 'donordate'.
'donordate' with letters rearranged gives 'DEODORANT'.

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(Other definitions for deodorant that I've seen before include "hum suppressor" , "Air-freshener" , "Substance that removes unwanted smells" , "Remover of smells" , "Smell masker" .)

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