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Article seized by charming old king (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

canute

'old king' is the definition.
(medieval Danish king)

'article seized by charming' is the wordplay.
'article' becomes 'an' (indefinite article).
'seized by' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'charming' becomes 'cute' (I've seen this in other clues).
'an' placed within 'cute' is 'CANUTE'.

(Other definitions for canute that I've seen before include "English king who ordered waves to retreat" , "The king who thought he could hold back the tide" , "Ancient King who commanded the tide to retreat" , "Danish King of England, 1016-35" , "English king who tried to command the waves" .)

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