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Cryptic puzzle — fled from magnetic field (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

enigmatic

'cryptic' is the definition.
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'puzzle fled from magnetic field' is the wordplay.
'puzzle' indicates an anagram.
'from' is a deletion indicator.
'magnetic'+'field'='magneticfield'
'magneticfield' with 'fled' taken away is 'magnticie'.
'magnticie' anagrammed gives 'ENIGMATIC'.

(Other definitions for enigmatic that I've seen before include "Hard to fathom" , "not obvious" , "Puzzling, like the Sphinx" , "Obscure, puzzling" , "with a mystery ingredient" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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