Made-up cuties, men swell up (9)
I believe the answer is:
intumesce
'swell up' is the definition.
(I know that swell up can be written as intumesce)
'made-up cuties men' is the wordplay.
'made up' indicates anagramming the letters.
'cuties'+'men'='cutiesmen'
'cutiesmen' with letters rearranged gives 'INTUMESCE'.
I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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