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Cheered up after games machine finally arrived (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

consoled

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'cheered' is the definition.
(consoling is a kind of cheering)

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(Other definitions for consoled that I've seen before include "Gave comfort to (someone)" , "Comforted in time of sorrow" , "Cheered" .)

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