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Looking hungry like some jungle animal (4)

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I believe the answer is:

lean

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'looking hungry like some jungle animal' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are adjectives. Maybe you can see an association between them that I don't see?

'some jungle animal' is the wordplay.
'some' indicates a hidden word (some of the parts of the word are used).
'LEAN' can be found hidden inside 'jungle animal'.

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(Other definitions for lean that I've seen before include "Rest against for support" , "Unproductive" , "Slight - incline" , "Slender" , "Spare - list" .)

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