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Delightful, cleaner joining dynasty (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

charming

'delightful' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'cleaner joining dynasty' is the wordplay.
'cleaner' becomes 'char' (charwoman is a type of cleaner).
'joining' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'dynasty' becomes 'ming' (I've seen this before).
'char'+'ming'='CHARMING'

(Other definitions for charming that I've seen before include "Delightful, attractive" , "Lovely! - with 15a" , "Beguiling, enchanting" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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