The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word RAPT
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result RAPT
- In conversation, bound to be engrossed
- Engrossed artist emptied paint
- Spellbound? That’s right and appropriate
- Like a gift for the listener, spellbound
- Rhapsodic form of modern music, conclusion for concert
- Transported bird of prey — no alternative
- Bewitched, in part, using new spell
- Report in paper sent
- Informer keeps president absorbed
- Gripped and picked up like a gift
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The straight part
We know that "absorbed" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case absorbed = rapt.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 RAPT mean?
RAPT noun- An ecstasy; a trance.
- Rapidity.
- To transport or ravish.
- To carry away by force.
- Snatched, taken away; abducted.
- Lifted up into the air; transported into heaven.
- Very interested, involved in something, absorbed, transfixed; fascinated or engrossed.
- Enthusiatic; ecstatic, elated, happy.