Artful, drawing in sucker with a smirk? (6)

I believe the answer is:

smugly

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'artful drawing in sucker with a smirk?' is the definition.
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'artful drawing in sucker' is the wordplay.
'artful' becomes 'sly' (similar in meaning).
'drawing in' is an insertion indicator (draw in can mean to contain or trap).
'sucker' becomes 'mug' (synonyms).
'sly' placed around 'mug' is 'SMUGLY'.

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(Other definitions for smugly that I've seen before include "Complacently" , "In a way that shows excessive pride in oneself" , "In a self-satisfied way" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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