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Turning up, upper-class gent is discouraged (3,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

put off

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

'turning up upper-class gent' is the wordplay.
'turning' says the letters should be written in reverse.
'upper-class gent' becomes 'toff' (term for an upper-class person. I am not sure about the 'upper-class' bit.).
'up' reversed gives 'pu'.
'pu'+'toff'='PUT-OFF'

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(Other definitions for put off that I've seen before include "Defer - deter" , "Deter; delayed" , "Postpone, repel" , "Postpone or dissuade" , "confuse" .)

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