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Reason UV makes you hungry? (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ravenous

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'hungry?' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

'reason uv makes' is the wordplay.
'makes' indicates anagramming the letters.
'reason'+'uv'='reasonuv'
'reasonuv' with letters rearranged gives 'RAVENOUS'.

'you' is the link.
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(Other definitions for ravenous that I've seen before include "Voraciously hungry" , "Really hungry, ready to devour" , "Wolfish" , "Famished" , "needing to be fed" .)

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