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Charming woman? (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

witch

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'charming woman?' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'woman?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'woman?' could be 'w' (abbreviation eg in Woman Police Constable) and 'w' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'itch' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for witch that I've seen before include "Female member of coven" , "Bad speller!" , "Broomstick riderof children's tales" , "Enchantress" , "'The Lion, the - - and the Wardrobe'" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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