With charm at last, I melted the fellow (8)

I believe the answer is:

talisman

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'with charm' is the definition.
'talisman' can be an answer for 'charm' (I've seen this before). I'm unsure of the 'with' bit.

'last i melted the fellow' is the wordplay.
'melted' indicates an anagram.
'the fellow' becomes 'man' (fellow can mean a man).
'last'+'i'='lasti'
'lasti' is an anagram of 'talis'.
'talis'+'man'='TALISMAN'

'at' is the link.

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(Other definitions for talisman that I've seen before include "Object thought to guard against evil" , "Protective charm" , "Good luck token" , "which is charming" , "Object supposed to guard against evil" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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