Beats (7)
'beats' is the definition.
(outdoing is a kind of beating)
This is the entire clue.
'beats' is the definition.
(throbbing is a kind of beating)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for throbs that I've seen before include "Beats like the heart" , "Beats as a pulse" , "Pulsates, with pain perhaps" , "Beats with persistent rhythm, as heart does" , "Pulsates like heart" .)
'beats' is the definition.
(pulsating is a kind of beating)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for pulsates that I've seen before include "Throbs like 6 Down" , "Palpitates or throbs like heart" , "Throbs regularly like heart" .)