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Make better attempt perhaps to acquire a desktop accessory (3-4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

out-tray

'desktop accessory' is the definition.
(a desk might have an in-tray and an out-tray)

'make better attempt perhaps to acquire a' is the wordplay.
'make better attempt perhaps' becomes 'out-try' (do a better try than someone else).
'to acquire' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'outtry' enclosing 'a' is 'OUT-TRAY'.

(Another definition for out-tray that I've seen is " Postholder".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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