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Thoughtful pub holds raffle (7)

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I believe the answer is:

indrawn

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'thoughtful' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are adjectives. Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?

'pub holds raffle' is the wordplay.
'pub' becomes 'inn' (an inn is a type of pub).
'holds' is an insertion indicator.
'raffle' becomes 'draw' (a prize draw).
'inn' placed around 'draw' is 'INDRAWN'.

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(Other definitions for indrawn that I've seen before include "sucked in" , "Breath so sharply" , "Taken in, like the breath" , "Shy; inhaled" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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