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From Hanoi to Mekong, travelling west, there's excitement (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

emotion

'excitement' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'from hanoi to mekong travelling west' is the wordplay.
'from' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'travelling west' is a reversal indicator.
'noitome' is hidden within 'hanoi to mekong'.
'noitome' reversed gives 'EMOTION'.

'there's' is the link.

(Other definitions for emotion that I've seen before include "reaction" , "Intense feeling" , "Mental agitation" , "Passion" , "A strong instinctive feeling" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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