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Feeling bouncy because the winter's over? (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

springy

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'over?' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are adjectives. Maybe you can see an association between them that I can't see?

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(Other definitions for springy that I've seen before include "Elastic, resilient" , "With bounce" , "jumpy" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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