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Thrown out, but Nellie irrepressible (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ebullient

'irrepressible' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'thrown out but nellie' is the wordplay.
'thrown out' indicates an anagram.
'but'+'nellie'='butnellie'
'butnellie' is an anagram of 'EBULLIENT'.

(Other definitions for ebullient that I've seen before include "Bouncing with enthusiasm" , "High-spirited - exhilarated" , "Exuberant, high-spirited" , "Overflowing with enthusiasm" , "Bubbling with enthusiasm" .)

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