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Son pushed lips out and talked excitedly (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

spouted

'talked excitedly' is the definition.

'son pushed lips out' is the wordplay.
'son' becomes 's'.
'pushed lips out' becomes 'pouted'.
's'+'pouted'='SPOUTED'

'and' is the link.

(Another definition for spouted that I've seen is " Declaimed".)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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