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Wanting massaging, by the sound of it (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

needing

'wanting' is the definition.
(needing is a kind of wanting)

'massaging by the sound of it' is the wordplay.
'massaging' becomes 'kneading' ('knead' can be a synonym of 'massage').
'by the sound of it' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'kneading' sounds like 'NEEDING'.

(Other definitions for needing that I've seen before include "Eden gin (anag.)" , "Short of, lacking" , "Requiring" , "Wanting" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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