Crossword Genius

Liberal couple with sense accepting offer, yielding to desire? (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

libidinous

'yielding to desire?' is the definition.
(libido is sexual desire)

'liberal couple with sense' is the wordplay.
'liberal' becomes 'lib'.
'couple with' becomes 'idi' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'sense' becomes 'nous' (nous is a kind of sense).
'lib'+'idi'+'nous'='LIBIDINOUS'

'accepting offer' acts as a link.
I am not very happy about this link. Some or all of it may be part of another bit of the clue.

(Another definition for libidinous that I've seen is " lustful".)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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