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A female and male prepared to get aroused (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

aflame

'aroused' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'a female and male prepared' is the wordplay.
'female' becomes 'f' (common abbreviation).
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'prepared' indicates anagramming the letters.
'male' anagrammed gives 'lame'.
'a'+'f'+'lame'='AFLAME'

'to get' is the link.

(Other definitions for aflame that I've seen before include "Ma, flea could be burning" , "Indicating excitement" , "very hot" , "Ablaze" , "Ardent" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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