The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word ZEITGEIST
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More clues leading to the result ZEITGEIST
- I repeatedly get excited, with enthusiasm about current climate
- European in spot gets confused about current spirit
- European in spot gets excited about current spirit
- Current climate and size? Get it wrong
- Distort size– that’s the spirit
- Enthusiasm to embrace it, I say, reflected current feeling
- Current feeling? Enthusiasm to embrace it starts to get everyone interested
- Relish drinking vermouth, as Sergei gets 50% off spirit
- Perspective relating to age and size? Get it fixed
- The in thing is outrageous size — get it?
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The straight part
We know that "the prevailing mood" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case the prevailing mood = zeitgeist.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does ZEITGEIST mean?
ZEITGEIST noun- The spirit of the age; the taste, outlook, and spirit characteristic of a period.