"Glass half-full” outlook (8)

I believe the answer is:

optimism

(Other definitions for optimism that I've seen before include "Mind-frame that looks on the bright side" , "Confident outlook" , "Confidence in the future" , "Looking on the bright side" , "Hopefulness" .)

I've seen this clue in the King Feature Syndicate.

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