The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word THRILL
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result THRILL
- Excitement until going round sides of helter-skelter
- Kick servant dispatching article for one
- It’s a pleasure to cultivate, taking little time
- 60 minutes in where the money is kept: that’s exciting
- Delight in short time visiting farm
- Hour in work giving excitement
- Up to about an hour of excitement
- Hour visiting where money is kept? Exciting, that
- Piercing involves son becoming tense, getting excited feeling
- Short time in work on land brings excitement
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The straight part
We know that "excitement" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case excitement = thrill.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does THRILL mean?
THRILL noun- A trembling or quivering, especially one caused by emotion.
- A cause of sudden excitement; a kick.
- A slight quivering of the heart that accompanies a cardiac murmur.
- A breathing place or hole; a nostril, as of a bird.
- To suddenly excite someone, or to give someone great pleasure; to (figuratively) electrify; to experience such a sensation.
- To (cause something to) tremble or quiver.
- To perforate by a pointed instrument; to bore; to transfix; to drill.
- To hurl; to throw; to cast.
- To drill and thread in one operation, using a tool bit that cuts the hole and the threads in one series of computer-controlled movements.