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Unfortunately raises model - reduces to disorder (11)

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demoralises

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'reduces to disorder' is the definition.
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'unfortunately raises model' is the wordplay.
'unfortunately' indicates anagramming the letters (a bad or unfortunate spelling).
'raises'+'model'='raisesmodel'
'raisesmodel' anagrammed gives 'DEMORALISES'.

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