Jaundiced addict Erica lovingly nurses (9)

I believe the answer is:

icterical

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'jaundiced' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are adjectives.
Maybe you can see an association between them that I can't see?

'addict erica lovingly nurses' is the wordplay.
'nurses' indicates a hidden word (nurse can mean holding closely).
'ICTERICAL' is hidden within 'addict erica lovingly'.

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I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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