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Enthusiastic cry drawing attention about skill (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hearty

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

'cry drawing attention about skill' is the wordplay.
'cry drawing attention' becomes 'hey' (call used to get someone's attention).
'about' is an insertion indicator.
'skill' becomes 'art' (both can mean a talent).
'hey' placed around 'art' is 'HEARTY'.

(Other definitions for hearty that I've seen before include "Enthusastic" , "Stalwart" , "Exuberant" , "Loud and cheerful" , "Vigorously warm and friendly" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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