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Revel topless, getting director excited (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

aroused

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'excited' is the definition.
('arouse' can be a synonym of 'excite')

'revel topless getting director' is the wordplay.
'revel' becomes 'carouse' (carouse is a kind of revel).
'topless' means to remove the first letter.
'getting director' becomes 'd' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'carouse' with its initial letter taken off is 'arouse'.
'arouse'+'d'='AROUSED'

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(Other definitions for aroused that I've seen before include "Inspired" , "Woken - excited" , "Brought to" , "Keenly excited" , "Excited, stimulated" .)

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