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Comparatively stinking rich see poor engulfing earth (8)

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I believe the answer is:

cheesier

'comparatively stinking' is the definition.

'rich see poor engulfing earth' is the wordplay.
'poor' indicates an anagram.
'engulfing' indicates putting letters inside.
'earth' becomes 'e'.
'rich'+'see'='richsee'
'richsee' with letters rearranged gives 'chesier'.
'chesier' enclosing 'e' is 'CHEESIER'.

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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