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Delights when hiding ecstasy from bouncers (5)

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I believe the answer is:

joeys

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'ecstasy from bouncers' is the definition.
The definition suggests a plural noun which matches the answer.

'delights when hiding' is the wordplay.
'delights' becomes 'joys' (I've seen this before).
'when' becomes 'e' (I've seen this in other clues).
'hiding' is an insertion indicator.
'joys' enclosing 'e' is 'JOEYS'.

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(Another definition for joeys that I've seen is " Young kangaroos in Australia".)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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