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English fellow getting reaction for unrestrained outpouring in speech (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

effusion

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'unrestrained outpouring in speech' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'english fellow getting reaction' is the wordplay.
'english' becomes 'e' (abbreviation).
'fellow' becomes 'f' (abbreviation - of a society etc.).
'getting' says to put letters next to each other.
'reaction' becomes 'fusion' (I have seen 'Atomic reaction ' mean 'fusion' so perhaps 'reaction' could also mean 'fusion').
'e'+'f'+'fusion'='EFFUSION'

'for' is the link.

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(Other definitions for effusion that I've seen before include "Outpouring (of words?)" , "Gush" , "Outburst" , "Unrestrained outpouring" , "Piece of unrestrained writing" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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