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More
graceful
win;
limper
member
abandoned
(8)
More graceful win; limper member abandoned (8)
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The definition is at the beginning of the clue.
How the clue works
The definition is more graceful — GAINLIER being a slightly old-fashioned way of saying more elegant. Win gives you GAIN, then take limper and kick out member (MP, as in Member of Parliament) and you're left with LIER, so GAIN and LIER together make your answer.