Beat like the heart (5)

I believe the answer is:

throb

(Other definitions for throb that I've seen before include "Strong rhythmic beat" , "Beat like heart" , "Beat quickly from excitement etc" , "Pulse" , "Martin -; Kingsley -" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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