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Lively cartoon films are (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

animated

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This could be a double definition.

'lively' is the first definition.
(synonyms)

'cartoon films are' is the second definition.
'animated' can be an answer for 'cartoon' (thesaurus). I'm unsure of the 'films are' bit.

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(Other definitions for animated that I've seen before include "Enlivened (like a cartoon film)" , "Lively in diamante" , "put in spirit" , "Full of excitement, lively" , "Diamante (anag)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian and The Globe and Mail.
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