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Lusty deb drooled horribly (3-7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

red-blooded

'lusty' is the definition.
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'deb drooled horribly' is the wordplay.
'horribly' is an anagram indicator (a horribly wrong version of the letters).
'deb'+'drooled'='debdrooled'
'debdrooled' with letters rearranged gives 'RED-BLOODED'.

(Other definitions for red-blooded that I've seen before include "Vigorous, virile" , "Lusty" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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