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Manic bee spoiled atmosphere (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ambience

'atmosphere' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'manic bee spoiled' is the wordplay.
'spoiled' is an anagram indicator.
'manic'+'bee'='manicbee'
'manicbee' anagrammed gives 'AMBIENCE'.

(Other definitions for ambience that I've seen before include "Aura (of a place)" , "Mood of place" , "Surrounding atmosphere" , "Environment, surroundings" , "Environment or atmosphere" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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