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Appear keen to serve venison one day? (4)

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I believe the answer is:

fawn

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'appear' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both related to bodily activities as well as being verbs in their base form.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

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(Other definitions for fawn that I've seen before include "crawl" , "Light brown colour" , "Bear does, maybe" , "Flatter, be obsequious like young deer" , "Behave obsequiously like young deer" .)

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