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Most sumptuous female consumed by desire (7)

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I believe the answer is:

lushest

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'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'.

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(Other definitions for lushest that I've seen before include "Most fleshy" , "Most juicy" , "Most profuse or succulent" , "Most luxurious in growth" , "Most luxuriant" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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