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So taken in by enthusiasm (4)

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I believe the answer is:

thus

'so' is the definition.
(I know that so can be written as thus)

'taken in by enthusiasm' is the wordplay.
'taken in by' indicates a hidden word.
'THUS' can be found hidden inside 'enthusiasm'.

(Other definitions for thus that I've seen before include "Therefore, hence" , "It follows" , "as indicated" , "In this manner" , "As a result" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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