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Amazed a bridge player in front of a packed crowd (9)

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I believe the answer is:

awestruck

'amazed' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'a bridge player in front of a packed crowd' is the wordplay.
'bridge player' becomes 'west' (name given to one player in the card game bridge).
'in front of' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'a packed crowd' becomes 'ruck' (term for a crowd of people).
'a'+'west'+'ruck'='AWESTRUCK'

(Other definitions for awestruck that I've seen before include "Filled with wonder" , "Showing a feeling of wonder and dread" , "overcome by wonder" , "Filled with amazement" , "Fearful" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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