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Happy Lineker's ignoring tip from Shearer (3)

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gay

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'happy' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

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(Other definitions for gay that I've seen before include "Brightly coloured" , "Light-hearted, carefree" , "John --, author of 'The Beggar's Opera'" , "Writer of The Beggar's Opera" , "Homosexual" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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