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Most determined to make uniform, then relax (7)

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I believe the answer is:

dourest

'most determined' is the definition.

'make uniform then relax' is the wordplay.
'make' becomes 'do' (doing is a kind of making).
'uniform' becomes 'u' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'then' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'relax' becomes 'rest' (I've seen this before).
'do'+'u'+'rest'='DOUREST'

'to' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for dourest that I've seen before include "Grimmest" , "Most forbidding" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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