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Make unattractive date seem otherwise with gin! (11)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

demagnetise

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

'date seem otherwise with gin' is the wordplay.
'otherwise with' indicates anagramming the letters.
'date'+'seem'='dateseem'
'dateseem' anagrammed with 'gin' gives 'DEMAGNETISE'.

(Other definitions for demagnetise that I've seen before include "Make unattractive" , "Remove Poles" , "Degauss" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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