Excited cougar about to cuddle priest and my boss (5,2)

I believe the answer is:

amped up

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'to cuddle priest and my boss' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't tell whether it can be defined by this definition.

'excited cougar' is the wordplay.
'excited' becomes 'amped' (I've seen this in another clue).
'cougar' becomes 'up' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'amped'+'up'='AMPED UP'

'about' is the link.

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(Another definition for amped up that I've seen is " Roused".)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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