Crossword Genius

Think company will have special appeal amongst spectators (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cogitate

'think' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'company will have special appeal amongst spectators' is the wordplay.
'company' becomes 'co' (abbreviation).
'will have' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'special appeal' becomes 'it' ('it' can mean a special quality or charisma).
'amongst' indicates putting letters inside (I've seen this in other clues).
'spectators' becomes 'gate' (I've seen this before).
'it' inserted inside 'gate' is 'gitate'.
'co'+'gitate'='COGITATE'

(Other definitions for cogitate that I've seen before include "Do some thinking" , "Consider" , "Think, meditate" , "Think deeply, ponder" , "Deliberate" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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