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Felt better about chap blushing (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

recovered

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'felt better' is the definition.
'recovered' can be an answer for 'better' (thesaurus). I'm unsure of the 'felt' bit.

'about chap blushing' is the wordplay.
'about' becomes 're' ('re' means regarding or about).
'chap' becomes 'cove' (British slang term).
'blushing' becomes 'red' (blushing makes someone's face go red).
're'+'cove'+'red'='RECOVERED'

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(Other definitions for recovered that I've seen before include "Cured" , "Took back" , "Well now!" , "Returned to health; got back" , "got back on his feet" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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