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Being more impulsive, pass on when visiting heath (7)

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I believe the answer is:

moodier

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'being more impulsive' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are comparative adjectives. Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?

'pass on when visiting heath' is the wordplay.
'pass on' becomes 'die' (pass on can mean to die).
'when visiting' indicates putting letters inside.
'heath' becomes 'moor' (both can mean a type of landscape).
'die' inserted into 'moor' is 'MOODIER'.

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(Other definitions for moodier that I've seen before include "More sullen" , "more gloomy" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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