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Wild boars with inclination to be receptive (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

absorbent

'be receptive' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'wild boars with inclination' is the wordplay.
'wild' is an anagram indicator.
'with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'inclination' becomes 'bent' (bent is a kind of inclination).
'boars' is an anagram of 'absor'.
'absor'+'bent'='ABSORBENT'

'to' is the link.

(Other definitions for absorbent that I've seen before include "able to soak in the sun?" , "soaking it all up?" , "Like a towel" , "Able to soak up liquid easily" , "Like a sponge" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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