Beat of heart (5)

I believe the answer is:

pulse

(Other definitions for pulse that I've seen before include "lentils etc" , "Heart beat - peas, beans etc" , "Pound" , "Rhythmic beat" , "beats reading!" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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