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Soaked up (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

absorbed

'soaked up' is the definition.
('absorb' can be a synonym of 'soak up')

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for absorbed that I've seen before include "Assimilated" , "Deep in thought" , "Engrossed, immersed" , "Was a sponge" , "Wholly engrossed or imbued" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror and the Evening Standard.
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