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One wants to be so described (5)

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I believe the answer is:

needy

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

'to be so described' is the wordplay.
'to be' becomes 'need' (needing is a kind of being).
'so described' becomes 'y' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'need'+'y'='NEEDY'

'wants' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for needy that I've seen before include "badly craving affection" , "penniless" , "Poor; wanting affection" , "Hard up" , "Necessitous" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail and The Irish News.
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