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Butler stops a benefit much appreciated (8)

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adorable

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'much appreciated' is the definition.
The answer and definition are different parts of speech. However, past participle verbs and adjectives can sometimes mean the same thing.

'butler stops a benefit' is the wordplay.
'butler' becomes 'rab'.
'stops' is an insertion indicator (stopping can mean blocking a gap).
'benefit' becomes 'dole' (informal term for a state benefits).
'a'+'dole'='adole'
'rab' put into 'adole' is 'ADORABLE'.

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(Other definitions for adorable that I've seen before include "Winsome" , "Inspiring great affection" , "sweet" , "Very pleasing" , "worthy of love" .)

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