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Eager for silver turnover (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

agog

'eager' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'silver turn-over' is the wordplay.
'silver' becomes 'Ag' (Ag is the chemical symbol for silver).
'turn' becomes 'go' (a person's move in a board game).
'over' is a reversal indicator.
'go' reversed gives 'og'.
'ag'+'og'='AGOG'

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for agog that I've seen before include "Very eager (in anticipation)" , "On tenterhooks" , "Open-mouthed" , "Full of excitement" , "State of wide-eyed wonder" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail and The Telegraph.
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