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Fascinate one entering e.g. Turin somehow (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

intrigue

'fascinate' is the definition.
(I know that fascinate can be written as intrigue)

'one entering e g turin somehow' is the wordplay.
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'entering' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'somehow' indicates anagramming the letters.
'e'+'g'+'turin'='egturin'
'egturin' with letters rearranged gives 'intrgue'.
'i' placed within 'intrgue' is 'INTRIGUE'.

(Other definitions for intrigue that I've seen before include "'Conspiracy, machination (8)'" , "Plot in underhand way" , "Illicit plotting" , "Secret scheme or conspiracy" , "Illicit plot" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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