__ and joy (something treasured) (5)

I believe the answer is:

pride

(Other definitions for pride that I've seen before include "Hubris" , "Group of lions" , "Deadly sin (of lions?)" , "big cats" , "Vanity" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday and the Newsday.com.

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