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Dean oddly ignored song's charm (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

enchant

'charm' is the definition.
(enchanting is a kind of charming)

'dean oddly ignored song's' is the wordplay.
'oddly ignored' indicates alternate letters.
'song' becomes 'chant' (I've seen this before**).
The alternate letters of 'dean' are 'en'.
'en'+'chant'='ENCHANT'

(Other definitions for enchant that I've seen before include "Delight, charm" , "transport" , "Delight or bewitch" , "Captivate, charm" , "Bewitch, charm" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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