eagerly hopeful (8)

I believe the answer is:

sanguine

(Other definitions for sanguine that I've seen before include "Assured, optimistic" , "Hopeful or optimistic" , "Bloody - cheerful" , "Confidently optimistic and cheerful" , "Optimistic, confident" .)

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