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Hold spellbound (9)

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mesmerise

'hold spellbound' is the definition.
('hold spellbound'->'mesmerize' is in my internal thesaurus and 'ize'->'ise')

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for mesmerise that I've seen before include "Fascinate" , "Transfix" , "Hypnotise, spellbind" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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