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How charmingly you proposed and were accepted? (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

engagingly

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'how' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are adverbs. Maybe you can see a link between them that I can't see?

'charmingly you proposed and were accepted?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'and' could be 'n' (common abbreviation for 'and') and 'n' is found in the answer.
'accepted?' could be 'in' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'in' is located in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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