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Enchanting publication I name shortly (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

magical

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

'publication i name shortly' is the wordplay.
'publication' becomes 'mag' (abbreviation for magazine).
'name' becomes 'call' (a name is a call-sign).
'shortly' means to remove the last letter.
'call' with its last letter removed is 'cal'.
'mag'+'i'+'cal'='MAGICAL'

(Other definitions for magical that I've seen before include "Charming" , "Mysterious, enchanting" , "Enchanting; wonderful" , "charmed" , "Bewitching" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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