Crossword Genius

Woman taken in by bad element (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

adele

'woman' is the definition.

'in by bad element' is the wordplay.
'in' indicates a hidden word.
'ADELE' is hidden in the letters of 'by bad element'.

'taken' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for adele that I've seen before include "Singer with albums titled 19, 21 and 25" , "Popular female singer" , "Female singer from London" , "Performer" , "girl" .)

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