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Intense part of standard entertainment (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ardent

'intense' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'part of standard entertainment' is the wordplay.
'part of' indicates a hidden word.
'ARDENT' is hidden in the letters of 'standard entertainment'.

(Other definitions for ardent that I've seen before include "Loving and fiery" , "full of zeal" , "Having great warmth of feeling like a lover" , "very interested" , "Intensely devoted" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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