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Rising atmosphere and cheers for feature of rodeo (5)

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I believe the answer is:

riata

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'feature of rodeo' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?

'rising atmosphere and cheers' is the wordplay.
'rising' is a reversal indicator (in a down clue, letters go up).
'atmosphere' becomes 'air' (synonyms).
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'cheers' becomes 'ta' (both can mean thank you).
'air' written backwards gives 'ria'.
'ria'+'ta'='RIATA'

'for' is the link.

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(Other definitions for riata that I've seen before include "Spanish lariat" , "Rope with noose" , "Lariat made from strange tiara" , "Tiara turned into a cowboy's rope" , "lasso" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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