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Beat automated programme set up with input from CV-scanners (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

throb

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'beat' is the definition.
(throb is a kind of beat)

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(Other definitions for throb that I've seen before include "Pulsate with force" , "Vibrate with rhythm like heart" , "Martin -; Kingsley -" , "Beat like heart" , "Sound of engines" .)

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