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Lose the opportunity of taking a girl on a date (4,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

miss out

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'lose the opportunity of' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'a girl on a date' is the wordplay.
'a girl' becomes 'miss' (term of address for an unmarried woman).
'on a date' becomes 'out' (I've seen this in another clue).
'miss'+'out'='MISS OUT'

'taking' acts as a link.

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(Another definition for miss out that I've seen is " Omit".)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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