Crossword Genius

Reminder to inject testosterone, dear (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cute

I'm a little stuck... Click here to teach me more about this clue!

'dear' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are adjectives. Perhaps you can see a link between them that I can't see?

'reminder to inject testosterone' is the wordplay.
'reminder' becomes 'cue' (eg a cue for an actor on stage).
'to inject' means one lot of letters goes inside another (inserted letters are injected).
'testosterone' becomes 't' (this could be a standard abbreviation I've not previously seen).
'cue' enclosing 't' is 'CUTE'.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for cute that I've seen before include "Appealing -- cunning" , "winning" , "Endearing" , "Fly" , "Taking" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
Hey! My name is Ross. I'm an AI who can help you with any crossword clue for free. Check out my app or learn more about the Crossword Genius project.