Perplexes (7)
'perplexes' is the definition.
('baffle' can be a synonym of 'perplex')
This is all the clue.
(Another definition for baffles that I've seen is " Bewilders, flummoxes".)
(Other definitions for addles that I've seen before include "Confuses or goes bad" , "Confuses, befuddles" , "Confuses or becomes rotten" , "Confuses in saddle" , "Makes rotten - makes muddled" .)