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One eager to go outside is putting coat on (8)

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I believe the answer is:

painting

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'outside is putting coat on' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'one eager to go' is the wordplay.
'one eager' becomes 'pain' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'to go' becomes 'ting' (tinging is a kind of going).
'pain'+'ting'='PAINTING'

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(Other definitions for painting that I've seen before include "Constable possibly" , "Artistic work" , "Work of a kind" , "picture" , "Work of art" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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