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Struck with small glove (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

smitten

'struck with' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'small glove' is the wordplay.
'small' becomes 's' (abbreviation - e.g. clothes size).
'glove' becomes 'mitten' (mitten is a kind of glove).
's'+'mitten'='SMITTEN'

(Other definitions for smitten that I've seen before include "Enchanted by mittens" , "Severely afflicted" , "Affected or struck by, disease or desire" , "Affected by something overwhelming" , "Captivated" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun and The Times.
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