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Soundly told off but delighted (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rapt

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'delighted' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for rapt that I've seen before include "Part (anag.)" , "Spellbound in part" , "Part being transported" , "Very attentive" , "Absorbed and enchanted" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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