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Hold spellbound setting up hotel on square in Ulster port (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

enthral

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

'up hotel on square in ulster port' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'hotel' could be 'h' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.) and 'h' is found within the answer.
'square' could be 't' (a T-Square is a technical drawing instrument) and 't' is found in the answer.
'port' could be 'l' and 'l' is located in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'setting' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for enthral that I've seen before include "Hold captive" , "Hold spellbound" , "Totally fascinate" , "Entrance" , "Captivate" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times.
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