Swamped (8)
'swamped' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for awash that I've seen before include "Covered by water - sounds cleansing" , "Swimming" , "Letting in the sea" , "Deluged" , "Drenched" .)
'swamped' is the definition.
(synonyms)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for engulfed that I've seen before include "Swallowed up as by wave" , "Possibly, stuck in a swamp" , "Swallowed up or overwhelmed" , "Swallowed by as by waves" .)
(Other definitions for busy that I've seen before include "With lots to do" , "crowded" , "Active, occupied" , "Full of activity" , "Very active; engaged" .)