Cosmonaut, wildly enthusiastic, to call shortly (7)

Independent Cryptic #12277 | 22 Across | 2026-02-12
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I haven't cracked this one yet — but the brilliant team at Fifteensquared have:

GAGA (=wildly enthusiastic, crazy about) + RIN <g> (=to call; “shortly” indicates last letter is dropped); the reference is to Soviet pilot and cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin (1934-68)

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