Having great inclination to soak (5)

I believe the answer is:

steep

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'to soak' is the definition.
(I know that steep is a kind of imbue)

I can't explain the remainder of the clue.

(Other definitions for steep that I've seen before include "pickle" , "Hard for cycling" , "Precipitous - exorbitant" , "Precipitous - outrageous" , "Almost perpendicular" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Guardian.

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