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Lecherous desire, touching below! (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

wanton

'lecherous' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'desire touching below' is the wordplay.
'desire' becomes 'want' ('want' can be a synonym of 'desire'**).
'touching' becomes 'on'.
'below' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'want'+'on'='WANTON'

(Other definitions for wanton that I've seen before include "Reckless" , "uncalled-for" , "Thoughtlessly and unnecessarily cruel" , "Libertine" , "Irresponsible, lacking proper restraint" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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