The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word EXCITE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result EXCITE
- Fire’s gone out, almost cold inside
- Kindle‘s former name
- Provoke European to pursue Charlie during leave
- Turn on old partner wanting sex in church
- Thrill from sexy act with her unclothed
- Move‘s going to restrict carbon emissions at first
- Fire jerk demanding rise in South West Water?
- Arouse old lover with view given a hearing
- Provoke former partner to name names
- Former name to cause a stir
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The straight part
We know that "cause great emotion" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case cause great emotion = excite.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 EXCITE mean?
EXCITE verb- To stir the emotions of.
- To arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate.
- To cause an electron to move to a higher than normal state; to promote an electron to an outer level.
- To energize (an electromagnet); to produce a magnetic field in.