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Assistant wants line put into a flirtatious note (7)

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I believe the answer is:

acolyte

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'assistant' is the definition.
(acolyte is a kind of assistant)

'wants line put into a flirtatious note' is the wordplay.
'wants line' becomes 'l' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'put into' indicates putting letters inside.
'flirtatious' becomes 'coy' (I've seen this in another clue).
'note' becomes 'te' (musical note).
'a'+'coy'='acoy'
'l' inserted within 'acoy' is 'acoly'.
'acoly'+'te'='ACOLYTE'

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(Other definitions for acolyte that I've seen before include "Priest's attendant" , "Person who assists a priest" , "Lace toy (anag.)" , "Supporter" , "Priest's assistant at a liturgical service" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph and The Times.
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