Perfect line-ups do unravel (9)
I believe the answer is:
unspoiled
'perfect' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'line-ups do unravel' is the wordplay.
'line-ups' becomes 'lineups' ('lineup' can be a synonym of 'line-up').
'unravel' indicates anagramming the letters (I've seen 'unravelling' mean this).
'lineups'+'do'='lineupsdo'
'lineupsdo' is an anagram of 'UNSPOILED'.
(Another definition for unspoiled that I've seen is " in perfect form".)
I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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