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Drew attention away from excited daughter wrapping present (8)

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I believe the answer is:

upstaged

'drew attention away from' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'excited daughter wrapping present' is the wordplay.
'excited' becomes 'up'.
'daughter' becomes 'd' (genealogical abbreviation).
'wrapping' is an insertion indicator.
'present' becomes 'stage' (synonyms).
'up'+'d'='upd'
'upd' going around 'stage' is 'UPSTAGED'.

(Other definitions for upstaged that I've seen before include "Outshone" , "Diverted attention from - another actor?" , "Drew attention to oneself away from someone else" , "Drew attention from (another actor)" , "Outmanoeuvred by player" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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