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Yearning after net returns may be seductive (10)

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I believe the answer is:

bewitching

'be seductive' is the definition.
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'yearning after net returns' is the wordplay.
'yearning' becomes 'itching' (I've seen this before**).
'after' says to put letters next to each other.
'net' becomes 'web' ('web' can be a synonym of 'net').
'returns' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'web' back-to-front is 'bew'.
'itching' put after 'bew' is 'BEWITCHING'.

'may' acts as a link.

(Another definition for bewitching that I've seen is " Seductive".)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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