Last one at NSW Illawarra town starts eating Norm's cabbage; expected to show enthusiasm (10)
I believe the answer is:
ebullience
'enthusiasm' is the definition.
(synonyms)
'last one at nsw illawarra town starts eating norm's cabbage expected' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'last' could be 'e' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'e' is present in the answer.
'one' could be 'li' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'li' is found in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'to show' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for ebullience that I've seen before include "Enthusiastic excitement" , "Cheerful enthusiasm; boiling over" , "Exuberance" .)