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Nice person demonstrated a little energy (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

provencal

'nice person' is the definition.
(someone from Provence, eg someone from Nice)

'demonstrated a little energy' is the wordplay.
'demonstrated' becomes 'proven' (prove can mean to demonstrate).
'a little energy' becomes 'cal' (short for calorie).
'proven'+'cal'='PROVENCAL'

(Other definitions for provencal that I've seen before include "of southern France" , "Of the region in south-eastern France" , "French language" , "of Langue d'oc" , "French citizen" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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