Crossword Genius

Struck son with glove (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

smitten

'struck' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'son with glove' is the wordplay.
'son' becomes 's' (genealogical abbreviation for son).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'glove' becomes 'mitten' (mitten is a kind of glove).
's'+'mitten'='SMITTEN'

(Other definitions for smitten that I've seen before include "bowled over" , "Affected or struck by, disease or desire" , "Enchanted by mittens" , "Affected by something overwhelming" , "Strongly affected (by something)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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