The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word AFLAME
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result AFLAME
- Passionate answer: fine, then unconvincing
- A female halting, deeply aroused
- Excited, getting a line in musical
- Burning a celebrity takes loathing at first
- Advanced celebrity houses left burning
- A celebrity crossing lake makes one very excited
- A love that’s burning
- Burning with an old love
- Passionate student hugged by a celebrity
- Initially a fire’s lit. Ashes may ensue
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The straight part
We know that "very excited" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case very excited = aflame.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does AFLAME mean?
AFLAME adjective- In flames, on fire, flaming, with flames coming from it
- Showing anger or contempt