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Lady in cast hugging partner excitedly (10)

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I believe the answer is:

animatedly

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'excitedly' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are adverbs. Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'lady in cast hugging partner' is the wordplay.
'cast' indicates an anagram (letters are dispersed or cast around).
'hugging' indicates putting letters inside (outside letters hug or embrace inside letters).
'partner' becomes 'mate' (synonyms).
'lady'+'in'='ladyin'
'ladyin' anagrammed gives 'anidly'.
'anidly' placed around 'mate' is 'ANIMATEDLY'.

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