Crossword Genius

Desire often extremely unrestrained (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

wanton

'unrestrained' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'desire often extremely' is the wordplay.
'desire' becomes 'want' ('want' can be a synonym of 'desire'**).
'extremely' says to hollow out the word (remove centre letters).
'often' with its centre removed is 'on'.
'want'+'on'='WANTON'

(Other definitions for wanton that I've seen before include "Immoral; motiveless" , "Dissolute - gratuitously cruel" , "Irresponsible, lacking proper restraint" , "Dissolute and promiscuous" , "Thoughtlessly and unnecessarily cruel" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
Want a hint initially instead of a full solution? Install my app