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Starstruck old woman found a husband (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

overawed

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'starstruck' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'old woman found a husband' is the wordplay.
'old' becomes 'o' (common abbreviation eg in OE for Old English).
'woman' becomes 'vera' (a woman's name).
'found a husband' becomes 'wed' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'o'+'vera'+'wed'='OVERAWED'

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(Other definitions for overawed that I've seen before include "Overwhelmed by a feeling of wonder" , "Scared?" , "subdued" , "Daunted by arousing fear or reverence" , "wide-eyed with wonder" .)

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