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Spellbound by expensive metal ring on grandma's nose (4)

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I believe the answer is:

agog

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'spellbound' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'expensive metal ring on grandma's nose' is the wordplay.
'expensive metal' becomes 'ag' (silver. I am not sure about the 'expensive' bit.).
'ring' becomes 'O' (O is the shape of a ring).
'on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other) (in a down clue, letters appear on others).
'nose' indicates taking the first letters (nose can mean the front of something).
The initial letter of 'grandmas' is 'g'.
'ag'+'o'+'g'='AGOG'

'by' is the link.

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(Other definitions for agog that I've seen before include "Very curious to hear" , "Enthralled" , "On tenterhooks" , "on the edge of your seat" , "Perfect" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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