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Intimidate a Parisian with bottle (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

unnerve

'intimidate' is the definition.
(unnerve can mean to intimidate or scare)

'a parisian with bottle' is the wordplay.
'a parisian' becomes 'un' ('a' in French).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'bottle' becomes 'nerve' (both can mean courage).
'un'+'nerve'='UNNERVE'

(Other definitions for unnerve that I've seen before include "Dishearten - discourage" , "Discourage - demoralise" , "Make one get in a fluster" , "Deprive of courage" , "Cause to lose courage - even run away" .)

I've seen this clue in the Financial Times and The Telegraph.
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