Someone like this intermittently gobbles suet? (5)

I believe the answer is:

obese

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'someone like' is the definition.
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'this intermittently gobbles suet?' is the wordplay.
'this intermittently' indicates alternate letters.
'gobbles'+'suet'='gobblessuet'
The alternate letters of 'gobblessuet' are 'OBESE'.

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(Other definitions for obese that I've seen before include "Enormous" , "Needing to lose weight" , "Roly-poly" , "Unusually fat" , "Having excessive girth" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Mail.

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