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Note a hundred still in a trance (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ecstatic

'in a trance' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'note a hundred still' is the wordplay.
'note' becomes 'e' (musical note).
'a hundred' becomes 'C' (Roman numeral).
'still' becomes 'static' (synonyms).
'e'+'c'+'static'='ECSTATIC'

(Other definitions for ecstatic that I've seen before include "Overjoyed, quite delighted" , "Euphoric" , "Jubilant" , "in seventh heaven" , "Overjoyed, over the moon" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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