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Offers more than unpopular attempts (7)

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I believe the answer is:

outbids

'offers more' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'unpopular attempts' is the wordplay.
'unpopular' becomes 'out' (similar in meaning).
'attempts' becomes 'bids' (bid is a kind of attempt).
'out'+'bids'='OUTBIDS'

'than' is the link.

(Another definition for outbids that I've seen is " Offers a higher price than another at auction".)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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