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Exaggerate the importance of the Louvre and rave about losing top rating (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

overvalue

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'exaggerate' is the definition.
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'about losing top rating' is the wordplay.
'about' becomes 'over' (both can mean around).
'losing top rating' becomes 'value' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'over'+'value'='OVERVALUE'

'the importance of the louvre and rave' is the link.
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(Other definitions for overvalue that I've seen before include "Rate worth too highly" , "Think too highly of" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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