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Duke is captivated by foxtrot and tango (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

fist

'duke' is the definition.
(put up your dukes)

'is captivated by foxtrot and tango' is the wordplay.
'captivated by' indicates putting letters inside.
'foxtrot' becomes 'f' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'and' says to put letters next to each other.
'tango' becomes 'T' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'f'+'t'='ft'
'is' going into 'ft' is 'FIST'.

(Other definitions for fist that I've seen before include "Balled hand" , "duke" , "One may deck in a ring" , "Hand with the fingers clenched in the palm" , "Bunch of fives" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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