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Therapeutic release of repressed emotion (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

catharsis

(Other definitions for catharsis that I've seen before include "emotional event" , "cleansing'" , "Process of releasing pent-up emotions" , "Purification of the emotions" , "Emotional purge" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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