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Strikes out with fresh heart, one gathers (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

reaps

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'one gathers' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'strikes out with fresh heart' is the wordplay.
'strikes' becomes 'raps' (rapping is a kind of striking).
'out' indicates putting letters inside.
'with fresh heart' becomes 'e' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'raps' going around 'e' is 'REAPS'.

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(Other definitions for reaps that I've seen before include "Gleans or harvests" , "Harvests with strange spear" , "Harvests (a crop)" , "Cuts, gathers grain" , "crops" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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