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Desired being massaged in the auditorium (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

needed

'desired' is the definition.
(needing is a kind of desiring)

'massaged in the auditorium' is the wordplay.
'massaged' becomes 'kneaded' ('knead' can be a synonym of 'massage').
'in the auditorium' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue (ie as heard on a stage).
'kneaded' sounds like 'NEEDED'.

'being' is the link.

(Other definitions for needed that I've seen before include "Required something essential" , "Required; sounds like worked (dough)" , "Was in want of" , "Lacked something essential" , "Required, necessary" .)

I've seen this clue in The Everyman puzzle in The Observer.
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