The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word ENGROSSED
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More clues leading to the result ENGROSSED
- Sod’s green after treatment is absorbed
- Busy English cardinal hosts very large society
- . Need to change about a dozen, squared and gripped
- Lacking refinement, energy – in finish lost
- Involved in goal, nasty left- winger from Everton
- English wine keeping son and daughter captivated
- Caught up in flagrant drug taking in conclusion? On the contrary
- Captive nurse made money without paying tax
- Arrested offensive oriental in the end
- Caught up in son's greed unfortunately
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The straight part
We know that "captivated" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case captivated = engrossed.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does ENGROSSED mean?
ENGROSSED verb- To write (a document) in large, aesthetic, and legible lettering; to make a finalized copy of.
- To buy up wholesale, especially to buy the whole supply of (a commodity etc.).
- To monopolize; to concentrate (something) in the single possession of someone, especially unfairly.
- To completely engage the attention of.
- To thicken; to condense.
- To make gross, thick, or large; to thicken; to increase in bulk or quantity.
- To amass.
- Preoccupied with something to the exclusion of everything else.
- (of a document) Finalized, written in large letters.