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Cheerful (7)

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'cheerful' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for gay that I've seen before include "Homosexual" , "Writer of The Beggar's Opera" , "John --, author of 'The Beggar's Opera'" , "Brightly coloured" , "Light-hearted, carefree" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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