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Charms, to a degree, the northerners (7)

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I believe the answer is:

mascots

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'charms' is the definition.
('mascot' can be a synonym of 'charm')

'a degree the northerners' is the wordplay.
'a degree' becomes 'MA' (Master of Arts is a type of degree).
'the northerners' becomes 'scots' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'ma'+'scots'='MASCOTS'

'to' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for mascots that I've seen before include "may bring fortune" , "Talismans" .)

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