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+import { renderHook, waitFor } from '@testing-library/react';
+import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
+import { onInvoke } from '@/test/mocks/tauri';
+import { useAuthStore } from '@/store/authStore';
+import { useOfflineStore } from '@/features/offline';
+import { lyricsCache } from '@/features/lyrics/hooks/useLyrics';
+import { useLyrics } from '@/features/lyrics/hooks/useLyrics';
+import type { Track } from '@/lib/media/trackTypes';
+
+/**
+ * The embedded path reads a local file's tags through Rust and never touches the
+ * server. These tests pin the chain from that LRC string to the word lines the
+ * pane renders — the part `parseEnhancedLrc` unit tests cannot see.
+ */
+
+const ENHANCED_LRC = '[00:12.00]<00:12.00>Hello <00:12.90>world\n[00:14.00]<00:14.00>bye';
+const PLAIN_LRC = '[00:12.00]Hello world\n[00:14.00]bye';
+
+const track = { id: 'track-1', title: 'Song', artist: 'Artist', album: 'Album', duration: 20 } as Track;
+
+function mockLocalFile() {
+  vi.spyOn(useOfflineStore, 'getState').mockReturnValue({
+    getLocalUrl: () => 'psysonic-local://C:/music/song.flac',
+  } as unknown as ReturnType<typeof useOfflineStore.getState>);
+}
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+  lyricsCache.clear();
+  vi.restoreAllMocks();
+  // A source must be enabled or the hook treats lyrics as switched off entirely.
+  useAuthStore.setState({
+    activeServerId: 'srv-a',
+    youLyPlusEnabled: false,
+    lyricsSources: [
+      { id: 'server', enabled: true },
+      { id: 'lrclib', enabled: false },
+      { id: 'netease', enabled: false },
+    ],
+  });
+});
+
+describe('useLyrics — embedded Enhanced LRC', () => {
+  it('turns inline word markers into word lines and keeps the text clean', async () => {
+    mockLocalFile();
+    onInvoke('get_embedded_lyrics', () => ENHANCED_LRC);
+
+    const { result } = renderHook(() => useLyrics(track));
+
+    await waitFor(() => expect(result.current.source).toBe('embedded'));
+
+    expect(result.current.syncedLines?.map(l => l.text)).toEqual(['Hello world', 'bye']);
+    expect(result.current.wordLines?.map(l => l.words.map(w => w.text))).toEqual([
+      ['Hello ', 'world'],
+      ['bye'],
+    ]);
+    // The markers must not survive into anything the pane renders.
+    expect(JSON.stringify(result.current.syncedLines)).not.toContain('<00:');
+    expect(JSON.stringify(result.current.wordLines)).not.toContain('<00:');
+  });
+
+  it('leaves word lines empty for plain LRC so the pane falls back to line sync', async () => {
+    mockLocalFile();
+    onInvoke('get_embedded_lyrics', () => PLAIN_LRC);
+
+    const { result } = renderHook(() => useLyrics(track));
+
+    await waitFor(() => expect(result.current.source).toBe('embedded'));
+    expect(result.current.syncedLines).toHaveLength(2);
+    expect(result.current.wordLines).toBeNull();
+  });
+});