Perplexes (7)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">perplexes</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('baffle' can be a synonym of 'perplex')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Another definition for baffles that I've seen is " Bewilders, flummoxes".)
(Other definitions for addles that I've seen before include "Confuses or goes bad" , "Confuses, befuddles" , "Confuses or becomes rotten" , "Confuses in saddle" , "Makes rotten - makes muddled" .)