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Getting properly keyed up? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tuning

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'getting' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both acts as well as being singular nouns.
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(Other definitions for tuning that I've seen before include "Adjusting, to receive radio signal perhaps" , "doing this to find a station" , "Modifying vehicle engines to improve their performance." , "Calibrating to a standard frequency" , "- Fork aids a musician" .)

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