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Disguises sample of flamenco Despacito (7)

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I believe the answer is:

encodes

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'disguises sample' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are verbs in their -s form, I cannot see how they can define each other.

'of flamenco despacito' is the wordplay.
'of' indicates a hidden word.
'ENCODES' can be found hidden inside 'flamenco despacito'.

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(Another definition for encodes that I've seen is " Encrypts".)

I've seen this clue in The Everyman puzzle in The Observer.
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