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Dote best, madly infatuated (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

besotted

'infatuated' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'dote best madly' is the wordplay.
'madly' indicates anagramming the letters.
'dote'+'best'='dotebest'
'dotebest' is an anagram of 'BESOTTED'.

(Other definitions for besotted that I've seen before include "Infatuated - so betted accordingly" , "Bested to become infatuated" , "Strongly infatuated" , "Showing foolish fondness" , "Doting" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun and The Times.
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