Orphan seldom impressed by fellow hoodwinked using sweets (6)

I believe the answer is:

hansel

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'fellow hoodwinked using sweets' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'orphan seldom impressed' is the wordplay.
'HANSEL' is hidden within the letters.
However, I'm unsure how this is indicated.

'by' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for hansel that I've seen before include "... and Gretel (fairy story)" , "abandoned boy" , "Brother of 9 Down in Grimms' fairytale and opera by Engelbert Humperdinck" , "Gretel's fairytale brother" , "Brother to Gretel" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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