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Little woman with bottle full of spirit? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

jovial

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'little woman with bottle full of spirit?' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'little woman with bottle' is the wordplay.
'little woman' becomes 'Jo' (character from Little Women).
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'bottle' becomes 'vial' (vial is a kind of bottle).
'jo'+'vial'='JOVIAL'

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(Other definitions for jovial that I've seen before include "'Jolly, merry (6)'" , "Happy and cheerful" , "Cheerful, friendly" , "Genial, joyous" , "Cheerful, lively" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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