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I have sex with male inside lodge (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

imbed

'lodge' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'i have sex with male' is the wordplay.
'have sex' becomes 'bed' ('bed' can be a synonym of 'have sex').
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'male' becomes 'm' (common abbreviation).
'bed' after 'm' is 'mbed'.
'i'+'mbed'='IMBED'

'inside' is the link.

(Other definitions for imbed that I've seen before include "Fix deeply into surroundings" , "Plant" , "Become deeply fixed" , "Enclose deeply or snugly" , "Firmly establish" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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