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Enthusiasm to blow over (5)

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I believe the answer is:

gusto

'enthusiasm' is the definition.
(I know that gusto is a type of enthusiasm)

'blow over' is the wordplay.
'blow' becomes 'gust' (as in a gust of wind).
'over' becomes 'o' (cricket abbreviation).
'gust'+'o'='GUSTO'

'to' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for gusto that I've seen before include "Great enjoyment, vigour" , "(Corporate) emblem" , "exhilaration" , "Great enthusiasm" , "Zest, exuberance" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun and The Independent.
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