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Pulse started, heart failing (4)

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bean

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'pulse' is the definition.
(beans are a type of pulse)

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(Other definitions for bean that I've seen before include "Seed of coffee plant" , "Seed of e.g. coffee" , "kept by the counter?" , "Edible seed" , "It's often baked" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sun.
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