":-)" as a happy-face symbol (6)
I believe the answer is:
smiley
(Other definitions for smiley that I've seen before include "Spymaster" , "sounds cheerful" , "Grinning face symbol" , "Cheerful emoticon" .)
I've seen this clue in the Newsday.
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