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VIP is more prepared to make do (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

improvise

'make do' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'vip is more prepared' is the wordplay.
'prepared' indicates an anagram.
'vip'+'is'+'more'='vipismore'
'vipismore' anagrammed gives 'IMPROVISE'.

'to' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for improvise that I've seen before include "Perform spontaneously" , "Quickly make changes" , "Create without preparation" , "Vamp" , "Perform without preparation" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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