Like to succeed in ornamental knitting (9)

I believe the answer is:

fancywork

'ornamental knitting' is the definition.

'like to succeed' is the wordplay.
'like' becomes 'fancy' (both can mean to find someone attractive).
'to succeed' becomes 'work' (work can mean to succeed at a purpose).
'fancy'+'work'='FANCYWORK'

'in' acts as a link.

(Another definition for fancywork that I've seen is " embroidery".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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