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I prevent mom's tipsy advances (12)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

improvements

'advances' is the definition.
('improvement' can be a synonym of 'advance')

'i prevent mom's tipsy' is the wordplay.
'tipsy' indicates an anagram.
'prevent'+'moms'='preventmoms'
'preventmoms' with letters rearranged gives 'mprovements'.
'i'+'mprovements'='IMPROVEMENTS'

(Other definitions for improvements that I've seen before include "Reforms" , "Changes for the better" , "advances" , "better progress" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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