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Win over Germany is a romp, oddly (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

disarm

'win over' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'germany is a romp oddly' is the wordplay.
'germany' becomes 'd' (international vehicle registration code).
'oddly' means one should take alternating letters.
The alternating letters of 'romp' are 'rm'.
'd'+'is'+'a'+'rm'='DISARM'

(Other definitions for disarm that I've seen before include "Take away weapons or win over" , "Deprive of weapons or win over" , "Mollify or remove weapon from" , "Placate" , "Take away weapons or make less angry" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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