Raved about Northern Territory being lush with greenery (7)

I believe the answer is:

verdant

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'lush with greenery' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'raved about northern territory' is the wordplay.
'about' indicates anagramming the letters.
'northern territory' becomes 'nt'.
'raved' anagrammed gives 'verda'.
'verda'+'nt'='VERDANT'

'being' is the link.

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(Other definitions for verdant that I've seen before include "Green like grass or fields" , "Covered with lush green grass or vegetation" , "Having green growth" , "Leafy" , "Rather green" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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