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Getting emotional - it's showing, just a bit (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tinge

'just a bit' is the definition.

'getting emotional it's showing' is the wordplay.
'it's showing' indicates a hidden word.
'TINGE' is hidden within 'getting emotional'.

(Other definitions for tinge that I've seen before include "Smattering" , "A suspicion" , "Get in (anag)" , "A shade or a nuance" , "Touch (of colour?)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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