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Drooling one featured in Deliverance (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

salivation

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'drooling one featured in deliverance' is the definition.
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'one featured in deliverance' is the wordplay.
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'featured in' is an insertion indicator.
'deliverance' becomes 'salvation' (salvation is a kind of deliverance).
'i' put into 'salvation' is 'SALIVATION'.

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(Other definitions for salivation that I've seen before include "Sign of anticipation" , "sign of hunger" , "preparation for eating" , "Signs of expecting lunch" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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