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Very impressed we put in a small announcement (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

awed

'very impressed' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'we put in a small announcement' is the wordplay.
'put in' is an insertion indicator (back).
'a small announcement' becomes 'ad' (short for advert; 'small' indicates a short form).
'we' placed within 'ad' is 'AWED'.

(Other definitions for awed that I've seen before include "in terror" , "Full of wonder" , "in wonderment" , "Wade (anag.)" , "Inspired with reverence" .)

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