Cryptic crossword clue
ac Celebrating, but not about to get lively 7

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word ROUSING

I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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What does ROUSING mean?

ROUSING verb
  1. To wake (someone) or be awoken from sleep, or from apathy.
  2. To cause, stir up, excite (a feeling, thought, etc.).
  3. To provoke (someone) to action or anger.
  4. To cause to start from a covert or lurking place.
  5. To pull by main strength; to haul.
  6. To raise; to make erect.
  7. (when followed by "on") To tell off; to criticise.
ROUSING noun
  1. The act by which somebody or something is roused.
ROUSING adjective
  1. That rouses or excites.

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