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Felicity returned one pound to Swiss banks (5)

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I believe the answer is:

bliss

'felicity' is the definition.
(bliss is a kind of felicity)

'returned one pound to swiss banks' is the wordplay.
'returned' is a reversal indicator.
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'pound' becomes 'lb' (abbreviation for the unit of weight).
'to' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'banks' suggests removing the centre (the sides or banks of the word).
'swiss' with its middle removed is 'ss'.
'i'+'lb'='ilb'
'ilb' in reverse letter order is 'bli'.
'bli'+'ss'='BLISS'

(Other definitions for bliss that I've seen before include "Sheer delight" , "One who wrote music" , "Rapture; Sir Arthur ---, composer" , "seventh heaven" , "Nirvana" .)

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