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To await with pleasure would seem impudent (4,7)

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I believe the answer is:

look forward

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'to await with pleasure would' is the definition.
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'seem impudent' is the wordplay.
'seem' becomes 'look' ('look' can be a synonym of 'seem').
'impudent' becomes 'forward' ('forward' can be similar in meaning to 'impudent').
'look'+'forward'='LOOK FORWARD'

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