A bit of emotion in the Beethoven symphony (5)

I believe the answer is:

ninth

'beethoven symphony' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'a bit of emotion in the' is the wordplay.
'a bit of' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue.
'NINTH' is hidden in the letters of 'emotion in the'.

(Other definitions for ninth that I've seen before include "Beethoven's "Choral", for example" , "One over the eighth" , "Half-way hole?" , "Next after eight" , "interval" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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