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Charlie — hurting no one, appealing to no one? (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

charmless

'appealing to no one?' is the definition.
(charm can mean attraction or appeal)

'charlie hurting no one' is the wordplay.
'charlie' becomes 'c' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'hurting no one' becomes 'harmless' (doing no harm).
'c'+'harmless'='CHARMLESS'

(Other definitions for charmless that I've seen before include "not winning" , "Without attractive features" , "Lacking any appeal" , "Unattractive" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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