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Put off by gracious model in Germany (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

discourage

'put off' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'gracious model in germany' is the wordplay.
'model' indicates anagramming the letters.
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'germany' becomes 'de' (I've seen this in other clues).
'gracious' anagrammed gives 'iscourag'.
'iscourag' inserted within 'de' is 'DISCOURAGE'.

'by' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for discourage that I've seen before include "Try to stop" , "Put off" , "Cause loss of enthusiasm in (someone)" , "Deter; dishearten" , "Talk out of" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times (Crosaire) and the Irish Times.
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