The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 12 letter word ENTHUSIASTIC
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result ENTHUSIASTIC
- Accordingly dressed in pants in case it's warm
- Sauciest hint when frolicking making one keen
- I fiddled with scanties, thus endlessly eager
- Into cuisine that’s foreign?
- Vehement cheat’s in US it turned out
- Chastise unit at sea that’s keen
- Sauciest hint changed, becoming zealous
- Eager to see thin, sauciest pants
- Cuisine that’s exciting and lively
- Eager moving round cities’ haunts
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The straight part
We know that "keen" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case keen = enthusiastic.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does ENTHUSIASTIC mean?
ENTHUSIASTIC adjective- With zealous fervor; excited, motivated.