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Make susceptible drunk sip red with model (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

predispose

'make susceptible' is the definition.
('predispose' can be a synonym of 'make susceptible')

'drunk sip red with model' is the wordplay.
'drunk' is an anagram indicator.
'with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'model' becomes 'pose' ('pose' can be a synonym of 'model'**).
'sip'+'red'='sipred'
'sipred' is an anagram of 'predis'.
'predis'+'pose'='PREDISPOSE'

(Another definition for predispose that I've seen is " Make (someone) liable (to)".)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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