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Naked, we fancy, assuming adult's excited (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

awakened

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'excited' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are adjectives. Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'naked we fancy assuming adult's' is the wordplay.
'fancy' indicates anagramming the letters.
'assuming' indicates putting letters inside (inserted letters are taken in or assumed).
'adult' becomes 'a' (abbreviation).
'naked'+'we'='nakedwe'
'nakedwe' is an anagram of 'awkened'.
'awkened' placed around 'a' is 'AWAKENED'.

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(Other definitions for awakened that I've seen before include "Aroused from sleep" , "stirred" , "Became conscious" , "Woke up" , "had stirring effect" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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