Most sumptuous female consumed by desire (7)
I believe the answer is:
lushest
'most sumptuous' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are superlative adjectives. Maybe you can see a link between them that I don't see?
'female consumed by desire' is the wordplay.
'female' becomes 'she' ('she' refers to a woman).
'consumed by' means one lot of letters goes inside another (inserted letters get consumed).
'desire' becomes 'lust' (lusting is a kind of desiring).
'she' placed within 'lust' is 'LUSHEST'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for lushest that I've seen before include "Most fleshy" , "Most juicy" , "Most profuse or succulent" , "Most luxurious in growth" , "Most luxuriant" .)