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Torment is a talent broadcast (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tantalise

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

'is a talent broadcast' is the wordplay.
'broadcast' indicates an anagram (letters scattered or cast around).
'is'+'a'+'talent'='isatalent'
'isatalent' with letters rearranged gives 'TANTALISE'.

(Other definitions for tantalise that I've seen before include "Tease cruelly" , "Tease and entice" , "Tease, torment" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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