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Express delight arising from outhouse having been cleaned (6)

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I believe the answer is:

washed

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'cleaned' is the definition.
(washing is a kind of cleaning)

'express delight arising from outhouse' is the wordplay.
'express delight' becomes 'aw' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'arising' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'from' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'outhouse' becomes 'shed' (a shed is an outside building).
'aw' back-to-front is 'wa'.
'wa'+'shed'='WASHED'

'having been' acts as a link.
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(Other definitions for washed that I've seen before include "free of sin" , "spotless?" , "Wall up; imprison" , "Cleaned with liquid" , "Used soap and water" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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