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Utter a sad broadcast, soaking (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

saturated

'soaking' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'utter a sad broadcast' is the wordplay.
'broadcast' indicates anagramming the letters (letters scattered or cast around).
'utter'+'a'+'sad'='utterasad'
'utterasad' with letters rearranged gives 'SATURATED'.

(Other definitions for saturated that I've seen before include "dripping" , "Drenched" , "Imbued" , "Sodden" , "Thoroughly soaked" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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