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Very enthusiastic to deliver notes, but not outside of village (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

delirious

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'very enthusiastic' is the definition.
'delirious' can be an answer for 'enthusiastic' (thesaurus). I am unsure of the 'very' bit.

'notes but not outside of village' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'notes' could be 'ious' (I Owe You notes) and 'ious' is located in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'to deliver' is the link.

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(Other definitions for delirious that I've seen before include "Frenzied" , "In a state of wild excitement" , "Highly excited - hallucinating" , "Ecstatic" , "In wild ecstasy" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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