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'Exotic' millionaire Cher cherished – to some extent (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

recherche

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

'millionaire cher cherished to some extent' is the wordplay.
'to some extent' indicates a hidden word.
'RECHERCHE' is hidden within 'millionaire cher cherished'.

(Other definitions for recherche that I've seen before include "Rare or exotic (French)" , "Little-known" , "Rare or far-fetched, like her creche" , "choice" , "Rare, exotic, obscure" .)

I've seen this clue in The Everyman puzzle in The Observer.
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