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Partied, leaving clubs excited (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

aroused

'excited' is the definition.
(I know that excited can be written as aroused)

'partied leaving clubs' is the wordplay.
'partied' becomes 'caroused' (to carouse is party in a lively way).
'leaving' suggests deleting specific letters.
'clubs' becomes 'c' (abbreviation in card games).
'caroused' with 'c' taken out is 'AROUSED'.

(Other definitions for aroused that I've seen before include "Excited, stimulated" , "Keenly excited" , "Woken - excited" , "Brought to" , "Inspired" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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