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Very excited with whiskey (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rye

'whiskey' is the definition.
(rye whiskey is a type of whiskey)

'very excited with' is the wordplay.
'with' indicates a hidden word.
'RYE' is hidden within 'very excited'.

(Other definitions for rye that I've seen before include "Cereal - liquor" , "Hard liquor" , "(Gypsy) gent; type of bread, whiskey" , "Cereal plant; whisky" , "Gypsy gentleman" .)

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