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Red Star was consumed with passion (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sunburnt

'red' is the definition.
(be red after being in the sun)

'star was consumed with passion' is the wordplay.
'star' becomes 'sun' (the Sun is a star).
'was consumed with passion' becomes 'burnt' (burn with strong emotion).
'sun'+'burnt'='SUNBURNT'

(Other definitions for sunburnt that I've seen before include "Well-tanned" , "Red'" , "Overly tanned" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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