Crossword Genius

One stunner captivating male in charge (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

impeach

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

'one stunner captivating male' is the wordplay.
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'stunner' becomes 'peach' ('peach' can be a synonym of 'stunner').
'captivating' means one lot of letters goes inside another (I've seen this in other clues).
'male' becomes 'm' (common abbreviation).
'i'+'peach'='ipeach'
'ipeach' enclosing 'm' is 'IMPEACH'.

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for impeach that I've seen before include "Charge with a crime (against the state)" , "Arraign, charge" , "Charge with major crime" , "Charge with treason, etc" , "Arraign - revile" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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