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Nice not to lose everything (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

winsome

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'nice' is the definition.
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'not to lose everything' is the wordplay.
'not to lose' becomes 'win' ('win' is the opposite to 'lose').
'everything' becomes 'some' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'win'+'some'='WINSOME'

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(Other definitions for winsome that I've seen before include "Agreeable" , "Captivating" , "Charming, engaging" , "Holding an appeal" , "Attractive - I'm so new (anag)" .)

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