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Improve aria until it becomes practical (11)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

utilitarian

'practical' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'improve aria until it' is the wordplay.
'improve' indicates an anagram.
'aria'+'until'+'it'='ariauntilit'
'ariauntilit' anagrammed gives 'UTILITARIAN'.

'becomes' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for utilitarian that I've seen before include "Practical rather than attractive" , "Philosopher" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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