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Singing in pelt: awfully exciting! (5-8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

spine-tingling

'exciting' is the definition.
(spine-tingling can mean exciting or intense)

'singing in pelt awfully' is the wordplay.
'awfully' indicates anagramming the letters.
'singing'+'in'+'pelt'='singinginpelt'
'singinginpelt' anagrammed gives 'SPINE-TINGLING'.

(Other definitions for spine-tingling that I've seen before include "Scary - exciting" , "Causing fear or excitement" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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