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Satisfy an inner need (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

eat

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'need' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both related to consumption as well as being verbs in their base form.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?

'satisfy an inner' is the wordplay.
'satisfy' becomes 'et' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'an' becomes 'a'.
'inner' is an insertion indicator.
'et' enclosing 'a' is 'EAT'.

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(Other definitions for eat that I've seen before include "Make food disappear" , "get stuck in" , "Ingest" , "put away" , "Devour" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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