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Go stealthily in great excitement (6)

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tiptoe

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(Other definitions for tiptoe that I've seen before include "Move stealthily, with heels raised" , "Go carefully" , "Walk very quietly, in song through the tulips" , "Walk silently" , "Walk very carefully" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.
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