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Awfully hot, so to me attractive (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

toothsome

'attractive' is the definition.
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'awfully hot so to me' is the wordplay.
'awfully' indicates anagramming the letters.
'hot'+'so'+'to'='hotsoto'
'hotsoto' with letters rearranged gives 'toothso'.
'toothso'+'me'='TOOTHSOME'

(Other definitions for toothsome that I've seen before include "Pleasing" , "Temptingly tasty" , "attractive" , "Inviting" , "It's just like a T-Rex" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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