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Magician to come in about detective (9)

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I believe the answer is:

enchanter

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'detective' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?

'magician to come in about' is the wordplay.
'magician' becomes 'chan' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'to come in' becomes 'enter' (synonyms).
'about' indicates putting letters inside.
'chan' placed within 'enter' is 'ENCHANTER'.

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(Other definitions for enchanter that I've seen before include "One charming" , "siren, possibly" , "magician" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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