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Gin, if made badly, can still be looking great! (9)

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I believe the answer is:

magnified

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'great' is the definition.
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'gin if made badly' is the wordplay.
'badly' indicates an anagram (letters in the wrong order).
'gin'+'if'+'made'='ginifmade'
'ginifmade' anagrammed gives 'MAGNIFIED'.

'can still be looking' is the link.
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(Another definition for magnified that I've seen is " Enlarged or amplified".)

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