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Extremely genteel, loving, stylish and alluring (9)

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I believe the answer is:

glamorous

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

'extremely genteel loving' is the wordplay.
'extremely' suggests removing the centre (extreme, outside letters only).
'loving' becomes 'amorous' (similar in meaning).
'genteel' with its middle taken out is 'gl'.
'gl'+'amorous'='GLAMOROUS'

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(Other definitions for glamorous that I've seen before include "Excitingly attractive" , "Sophisticated and stylish" , "Alluringly appealing" , "Smart; glittering" , "Alluring" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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