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With urge to fascinate (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

witch

'fascinate' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'with urge' is the wordplay.
'with' becomes 'w' (abbreviation).
'urge' becomes 'itch' (I've seen this in other clues).
'w'+'itch'='WITCH'

'to' is the link.

(Other definitions for witch that I've seen before include "charming female" , "Female practising black magic" , "'The Lion, the - - and the Wardrobe'" , "One supposed to have magical powers" , "Wise, wicked, woman" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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