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Delight as first of penthouses let (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

please

'delight' is the definition.
(I know that delight is a more specific form of delight)

'first of penthouses let' is the wordplay.
'first of penthouses' becomes 'p' (1st letter of 'penthouses').
'let' becomes 'lease' (as in to lease or let a building).
'p'+'lease'='PLEASE'

'as' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for please that I've seen before include "Give pleasure to (someone)" , "Entertain" , "Polite word of request" , "if you don't mind" , "Gratify, make contented" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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