Enamoured and persuaded to be caressed (7)

I believe the answer is:

fondled

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

'enamoured and persuaded' is the wordplay.
'enamoured' becomes 'fond' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'persuaded' becomes 'led' (I've seen this in another clue).
'fond'+'led'='FONDLED'

'to' acts as a link.

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(Another definition for fondled that I've seen is " Caressed lovingly".)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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