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Excitable, paint from the mind (13)

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temperamental

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'excitable' is the definition.
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'paint from the mind' is the wordplay.
'paint' becomes 'tempera' (type of paint).
'from' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'the mind' becomes 'mental' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'tempera'+'mental'='TEMPERAMENTAL'

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(Other definitions for temperamental that I've seen before include "Moody, sensitive" , "Liable to changes of mood" , "Subject to sharply varying moods" , "requiring delicate handling" , "Likely to act unpredictably" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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