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She has a fatal aura of fascination about her (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

laura

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'her' is the definition.

'she has a fatal aura of' is the wordplay.
'she' becomes 'Lu'.
'has' indicates putting letters inside.
'fatal aura of' becomes 'ra' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'lu' placed around 'a' is 'lau'.
'lau'+'ra'='LAURA'

'fascination about' acts as a link.
I am not very happy about this link. Some or all of it may belong to another bit of the clue.

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(Other definitions for laura that I've seen before include "Petrarch loved her" , "- Ashley, Welsh clothing and furniture designer" , "- Ashley, Welsh clothes, furnishings designer" , "Cells of a group of recluses" , "Girl's name" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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