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Neglect to mix gin with a mineral (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ignore

'neglect' is the definition.
(neglect can mean to ignore)

'mix gin with a mineral' is the wordplay.
'mix' indicates anagramming the letters.
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'a mineral' becomes 'ore' (ore is a kind of mineral).
'gin' is an anagram of 'ign'.
'ign'+'ore'='IGNORE'

'to' is the link.

(Other definitions for ignore that I've seen before include "Spurn" , "Brush off" , "Intentionally disregard" , "Turn a blind eye to" , "Pass over" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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