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Strongly desire extravagant praise (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

aspire

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'strongly desire' is the definition.
'aspire' can be an answer for 'desire' (thesaurus). I am unsure of the 'strongly' bit.

'extravagant praise' is the wordplay.
'extravagant' indicates an anagram (I've seen this in other clues).
'praise' is an anagram of 'ASPIRE'.

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(Other definitions for aspire that I've seen before include "Aim at, work towards" , "Seek (to do something)" , "Have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal" , "Aim at high things" , "Have a strong desire to reach an objective" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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