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Couldn't keep still through emotion? (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

moved

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This clue might be a double definition.

'couldn't keep' is the first definition.
The definition suggests a past participle verb which matches the answer.

'still through emotion?' is the second definition.
Both the definition and answer are adjectives. Perhaps you can see a link between them that I can't see?

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(Other definitions for moved that I've seen before include "proposed" , "Shifted" , "Budged" , "Changed one's home" , "Touched" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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