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Reason for buoyancy in floodgate, set loose with force (4-4,6)

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I believe the answer is:

feel-good factor

'reason for buoyancy' is the definition.

'floodgate set loose with force' is the wordplay.
'set loose with' indicates anagramming the letters.
'floodgate' anagrammed with 'force' gives 'FEEL-GOOD FACTOR'.

'in' acts as a link.

(Another definition for feel-good factor that I've seen is " Sense of optimism affecting voting, buying, etc".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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