The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word ENTICER
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result ENTICER
- Alluring type in charge of cutting record
- Siren in French bank cashier initially stops
- Attractive person, one at centre of recent split-up
- Return key with one caught opening drawer
- One tempting English with time in more pleasant surroundings
- Building in Crete a dubious attraction
- Seductress flirting in Crete
- One seduces jerk embraced by upstanding Frenchman
- Go in for captivating single cold temptress?
- Seductive type to come in, wanting one caught, trapped
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The straight part
We know that "One tempting" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case one tempting = enticer.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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