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Liked woman - need to run round (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

enjoyed

'liked' is the definition.
(enjoying is a kind of liking)

'woman need to run round' is the wordplay.
'woman' becomes 'joy' ().
'to run' is an anagram indicator.
'round' is an insertion indicator.
'need' with letters rearranged gives 'ened'.
'joy' put inside 'ened' is 'ENJOYED'.

(Other definitions for enjoyed that I've seen before include "Delighted in" , "Took delight in" , "Derived pleasure from" , "Relished" , "Took pleasure in" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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