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Infatuated best man holding ring (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

besotted

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

'best man holding ring' is the wordplay.
'man' becomes 'ted' (Ted is a man's name).
'holding' is an insertion indicator.
'ring' becomes 'o' (letter resembling a ring).
'best'+'ted'='bestted'
'bestted' enclosing 'o' is 'BESOTTED'.

(Other definitions for besotted that I've seen before include "Smitten" , "Foolishly infatuated" , "Doting" , "Bested to become infatuated" , "Strongly infatuated" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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