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Discourage fellow taking daughter for piano (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

deter

'discourage' is the definition.
(synonyms)

I don't understand the rest of the clue.

(Other definitions for deter that I've seen before include "Discourage (an activity)" , "Hinder, discourage" , "Put (someone) off" , "Check" , "Warn off" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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