Crossword Genius

Magician broadcast hen's trances (11)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

enchantress

'magician' is the definition.
(I have seen 'Female magician ' mean 'enchantress' so perhaps 'magician' could also mean 'enchantress')

'broadcast hen's trances' is the wordplay.
'broadcast' is an anagram indicator (letters scattered or cast around).
'hens'+'trances'='henstrances'
'henstrances' with letters rearranged gives 'ENCHANTRESS'.

(Other definitions for enchantress that I've seen before include "Siren" , "Witch" , "One casting spells" , "Seducer" , "Female magician" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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