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Give encouraging cry during ecstasy (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tolerance

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

'encouraging cry during ecstasy' is the wordplay.
'encouraging cry' becomes 'ole' (I've seen this in another clue).
'during' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'ecstasy' becomes 'trance' (I've seen this before).
'ole' going inside 'trance' is 'TOLERANCE'.

(Other definitions for tolerance that I've seen before include "Ability to endure something" , "Allowance for dimensional inaccuracy" , "Patience, forbearance" , "resignation" , "Indulgence" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent and The Sunday Times.
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