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Came to wonder about fine (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

awoke

'came to' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'wonder about fine' is the wordplay.
'wonder' becomes 'awe' (awe is a kind of wonder).
'about' indicates putting letters inside.
'fine' becomes 'ok' ('OK' can be a synonym of 'fine').
'awe' placed around 'ok' is 'AWOKE'.

(Other definitions for awoke that I've seen before include "Emerged from sleep" , "Came to life" , "Stopped sleeping" , "Became active again" , "Came to consciousness" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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