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So I enter the new names with gusto (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

enthusiasm

'gusto' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'so i enter the new names' is the wordplay.
'so' becomes 'thus' ('thus' can be a synonym of 'so'**).
'enter' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'the new' indicates anagramming the letters.
'thus'+'i'='thusi'
'names' with letters rearranged gives 'enasm'.
'thusi' going into 'enasm' is 'ENTHUSIASM'.

'with' is the link.

(Other definitions for enthusiasm that I've seen before include "Avidity" , "spirit?" , "Ardour" , "Intense and lively interest" , "Zeal" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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