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In this work, a two-dimensional substrate of ITO\/Au is fabricated by transferring Au nanoparticle film onto indium\u2013tin oxide glass (ITO). By magnetic inducing assembly of Fe3O4@Au onto ITO\/Au, a sandwich-based, surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) detection strategy is designed. Through the use of an external magnet, the MDA is retained in the region of hot spots formed between Fe3O4@Au and ITO\/Au; as a result, the SERS sensitivity for MDA is superior compared to other methods, lowering the limit of detection (LOD) to 0.0685 ng\/mL and attaining a corresponding linear dynamic detection range of 5\u2013105 ng\/mL. 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