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Absorbed teen’s dig, wounded (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ingested

'absorbed' is the definition.
('ingest' can be a synonym of 'absorb')

'teen's dig wounded' is the wordplay.
'wounded' indicates anagramming the letters.
'teens'+'dig'='teensdig'
'teensdig' anagrammed gives 'INGESTED'.

(Other definitions for ingested that I've seen before include "Consumed, absorbed" , "Consumed, ate" , "Took in (food)" , "Taken in as food" , "Took into the body." .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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