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Festive? Emphatically! (5)

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I believe the answer is:

jolly

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This might be a double definition.

'festive?' is the first definition.
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'emphatically' is the second definition.
Both the answer and definition are adverbs. Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

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(Other definitions for jolly that I've seen before include "Expression denoting hearty, sporting type of girl" , "Very pleasurable" , "' - - boating weather' (song)" , "Cheerful; very (informal)" , "Good-humoured, cheerful" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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