The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word DELILAH
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result DELILAH
- Temptress greeted on return outside Lima
- She’s attractive and dangerous seller of foreign food
- Nemesis of warrior called up to secure line
- New Delhi may be occupied by the French sex kitten
- Temptress had to retreat having ensnared priest, 50
- Shearer legendarily welcomed back outside left
- Mistress called round to trap Liberal
- Biblical woman acclaimed uprising with fifty involved
- She persuaded her admirer to take a short cut
- Shearer’s on the rampage – all hide!
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "She persuaded her admirer to take a short" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case she persuaded her admirer to take a short = delilah.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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.