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Still a bit bright-eyed after rising (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

yet

'still' is the definition.
(yet can mean still or so far)

'a bit bright-eyed after rising' is the wordplay.
'a bit' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue (I've seen 'bit of' mean this).
'rising' is a reversal indicator (in a down clue, letters go up).
'tey' is hidden within 'bright eyed after'.
'tey' reversed gives 'YET'.

(Other definitions for yet that I've seen before include "Still; nevertheless" , "Up to the present time" , "Up to this time and continuing" , "Though; still" , "Still; however" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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