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Spellbound, hearing hit (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rapt

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

'hearing hit' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'hit' could be 'rap' (rap can mean to knock or hit) and 'rap' is found in the answer.
A single letter 't' remains which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for rapt that I've seen before include "Ecstatic - engrossed" , "Delighted" , "Enraptured, entranced" , "Enthralled, captivated" , "Absorbed and enchanted" .)

I've seen this clue in The Everyman puzzle in The Observer.
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