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Record got nicer, having name that's unsettling (13)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

disconcerting

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'record got nicer having name that's unsettling' is the definition.
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'record got nicer having name that's unsettling' is the wordplay.
'record' becomes 'disc' (eg a CD, compact disc).
'having' says to put letters next to each other.
'name' becomes 'n' (common abbreviation e.g. on forms).
'that's unsettling' is an anagram indicator.
'got'+'nicer'+'n'='gotnicern'
'gotnicern' is an anagram of 'oncerting'.
'disc'+'oncerting'='DISCONCERTING'

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(Other definitions for disconcerting that I've seen before include "Such as puts one off one's stride" , "Unsettling" , "Off-putting" , "Such as will cause anxiety" , "Causing one to feel unsettled" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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