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Leaps enthusiatically into some recess (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

apse

'recess' is the definition.
(apse is a kind of recess)

'leaps enthusiatically into some' is the wordplay.
'some' indicates a hidden word.
'APSE' is hidden in the letters of 'leaps enthusiatically into'.

(Other definitions for apse that I've seen before include "Large recess in church" , "Recess with domed rof in a church" , "Domed section of a church" , "part of cathedral" , "Church recess with domed or arched roof" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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