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Enthusiastic male interested in culture (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hearty

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

'male interested in culture' is the wordplay.
'male' becomes 'he' (he refers to a man).
'interested in culture' becomes 'arty' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'he'+'arty'='HEARTY'

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(Other definitions for hearty that I've seen before include "Enthusiastic and sincere" , "Enthusastic" , "Vocally cordial in earthy way" , "Having gusto" , "Vigorously healthy" .)

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