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One was enthralled ordering English brands on TV (11)

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I believe the answer is:

bondservant

'one was enthralled' is the definition.
(historical term for an enslaved worker)

'ordering english brands on tv' is the wordplay.
'ordering' is an anagram indicator.
'english' becomes 'e' (abbreviation).
'e'+'brands'+'on'+'tv'='ebrandsontv'
'ebrandsontv' with letters rearranged gives 'BONDSERVANT'.

(Another definition for bondservant that I've seen is " He was enthralled".)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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