The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word LURED
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result LURED
- Ruled out being tempted
- Dreary, ugly? Oddly, on reflection, was attractive
- Enticed by reports of miraculous site
- Tempted evangelist half wanting to take wine
- Tempted, but left university looking embarrassed
- Was first to go round ancient city being beguiled
- Garish with energy for current enticed
- Tempted but ruled out
- Attracted by endless plum wine, for example
- Drew, being caught by reversal of offside rule
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The straight part
We know that "beguiled" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case beguiled = lured.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.
What does LURED mean?
LURED verb- To attract by temptation etc.; to entice
- To recall a hawk with a lure