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Lover improved a lair that's too full (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

overladen

'full' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

'lover improved a lair that's too' is the wordplay.
'improved' is an anagram indicator.
'lair' becomes 'den' (synonyms).
'that's too' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'lover' with letters rearranged gives 'overl'.
'overl'+'a'+'den'='OVERLADEN'

(Other definitions for overladen that I've seen before include "Carrying excessive amount" , "Bearing excessive load" , "with too much on board" , "too heavy" , "Loaded beyond capacity" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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