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Drool with yen for bondage (7)

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I believe the answer is:

slavery

'bondage' is the definition.
('slavery' can be a synonym of 'bondage')

'drool with yen' is the wordplay.
'drool' becomes 'slaver' ('slaver' can be a synonym of 'drool').
'with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'yen' becomes 'y'.
'slaver'+'y'='SLAVERY'

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for slavery that I've seen before include "Bondage" , "State of subjugation" , "Extreme drudgery" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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