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Animated miner quietly parking in Welsh town for festival (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

happy

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'welsh town for festival' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'animated miner quietly parking in' is the wordplay.
'animated miner' becomes 'hay' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'quietly' becomes 'p' (p for piano and quiet).
'parking' becomes 'p' (abbreviation on road signs).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'p'+'p'='pp'
'hay' placed around 'pp' is 'HAPPY'.

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(Other definitions for happy that I've seen before include "Fortunate; content" , "Cheerful - dwarf" , "Blissful" , "Contented" , "Carefree" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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