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Enthralled by Hindu god, rouse up Sikh centre? (8)

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I believe the answer is:

amritsar

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'sikh centre?' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'enthralled by hindu god rouse up' is the wordplay.
'enthralled by' indicates putting letters inside ('enthral' can mean 'capture').
'hindu god' becomes 'rama' (Rama is an example).
'rouse' becomes 'stir' (I've seen this before).
'up' shows that the letters should be reversed in order (in down clue: letters go upwards).
'rama' going around 'stir' is 'rastirma'.
'rastirma' written backwards gives 'AMRITSAR'.

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(Other definitions for amritsar that I've seen before include "Eastern city" , "Site of the Sikh Golden Temple" , "Holy city of Sikhism" , "Site of the Sikhs' Golden Temple" , "Punjab city, centre of Sikh faith" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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