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Passionate end of the movement, a recital's final bit (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

emotional

'passionate' is the definition.
('emotional' is associated in meaning with 'passionate')

'end of the movement a recital's final bit' is the wordplay.
'end of' suggests the final letters.
'movement' becomes 'motion' ('motion' can be a synonym of 'movement'**).
'final bit' suggests the final letters.
The final letter of 'the' is 'e'.
The last letter of 'recital' is 'l'.
'e'+'motion'+'a'+'l'='EMOTIONAL'

(Other definitions for emotional that I've seen before include "Arousing intense feeling" , "showing passion" , "Exhibiting strong feelings" , "Loving" , "Arousing intense feelings" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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