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Without working, accepting a number greedily (6)

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avidly

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(Other definitions for avidly that I've seen before include "Eagerly, enthusiastically" , "with enthusiasm" , "With eagerness" , "Eagerly, maybe greedily" , "Though exhibiting great zeal" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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