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Charmed by European with desire in bed (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bewitched

'charmed' is the definition.
(bewitching is a kind of charming)

'european with desire in bed' is the wordplay.
'european' becomes 'E' (abbreviation e.g. EU).
'with' becomes 'w' (short for with).
'desire' becomes 'itch' (itch is a kind of desire).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'e'+'w'+'itch'='ewitch'
'ewitch' put into 'bed' is 'BEWITCHED'.

'by' is the link.

(Other definitions for bewitched that I've seen before include "Fascinated" , "seduced?" , "Gripped" , "film" , "'''..., Bothered and Bewildered'' (Ella Fitzgerald song) (9)'" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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