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I call bet off to be graceful (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

balletic

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

'i call bet off' is the wordplay.
'off' is an anagram indicator.
'i'+'call'+'bet'='icallbet'
'icallbet' anagrammed gives 'BALLETIC'.

'to' is the link.

(Other definitions for balletic that I've seen before include "Like Swan Lake" , "Artfully flexible" , "graceful" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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