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Fascinated Conservative getting hurt (7)

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I believe the answer is:

charmed

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'fascinated' is the definition.
('charm' can be a synonym of 'fascinate')

'conservative getting hurt' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'conservative' could be 'c' (UK political abbreviation) and 'c' is located in the answer.
'hurt' could be 'harmed' (I've seen this in another clue) and 'harmed' is found within the answer.
No letters remain.
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(Other definitions for charmed that I've seen before include "Entranced" , "Unusually lucky" , "blessed by fortune" , "Enchanted" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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