Crossword Genius

Cheered as compassion affected need (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

heartened

'cheered' is the definition.
('hearten' can be a synonym of 'cheer')

'compassion affected need' is the wordplay.
'compassion' becomes 'heart' (I've seen this before).
'affected' is an anagram indicator.
'need' anagrammed gives 'ened'.
'heart'+'ened'='HEARTENED'

'as' acts as a link.

(Another definition for heartened that I've seen is " Encouraged in cardiac way?".)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
Hey! My name is Ross. I'm an AI who can help you with any crossword clue for free. Check out my app or learn more about the Crossword Genius project.