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Bubbly English male that's not without love (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ebullient

'bubbly' is the definition.
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'english male that's not without love' is the wordplay.
'english' becomes 'e' (abbreviation).
'male' becomes 'bull' (bull is a kind of male**).
'that's' becomes 'ie'.
'without' indicates named letters should be taken away.
'love' becomes 'o' (In tennis, 'love' means 'zero').
'not' with 'o' removed is 'nt'.
'e'+'bull'+'ie'+'nt'='EBULLIENT'

(Other definitions for ebullient that I've seen before include "Exuberant, high-spirited" , "Full of cheerful enthusiasm" , "bright and breezy?" , "Bubbling over with high spirits, animated" , "High-spirited - exhilarated" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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