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Edward Brown previously takes in Muhammad, son, and is tormented (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tantalised

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'is tormented' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'edward brown previously takes in muhammad son' is the wordplay.
'edward' becomes 'ted'.
'brown' becomes 'tan' (tan is a kind of brown).
'previously' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'takes in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'muhammad son' becomes 'alis' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'ted' put after 'tan' is 'tanted'.
'tanted' going around 'alis' is 'TANTALISED'.

'and' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for tantalised that I've seen before include "Teased" , "Tortured" , "Provoked" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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