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Express strong feeling, using term Goethe oddly rejected (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

emote

'express strong feeling' is the definition.
(show emotion)

'term goethe oddly rejected' is the wordplay.
'oddly rejected' indicates alternate letters.
'term'+'goethe'='termgoethe'
The alternating letters of 'termgoethe' are 'EMOTE'.

'using' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for emote that I've seen before include "Go over the top" , "Show heightened feelings" , "Express strong feeling" , "Portray feelings theatrically" , "Show feeling excessively" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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