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Department H shows intensity (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

depth

'intensity' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'department h' is the wordplay.
'department' becomes 'dept'.
'dept'+'h'='DEPTH'

'shows' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for depth that I've seen before include "Downward extent" , "Military life; vulgarly artificial" , "Intensity (of emotion)" , "Profoundness" , "Distance from the surface to the bottom" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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