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Seducer reluctant to have a port (8)

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I believe the answer is:

lothario

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

'reluctant to have a port' is the wordplay.
'reluctant' becomes 'loth' (if you are loth to do something you are reluctant).
'to have' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'port' becomes 'rio' (Rio de Janeiro is a port).
'loth'+'a'+'rio'='LOTHARIO'

(Other definitions for lothario that I've seen before include "Don Juan-type character" , "Who chases female" , "Seducer, rake" , "Libertine, lady-killer" , "Womaniser, philanderer" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Independent.
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