Gleefully spiteful (5)

I believe the answer is:

catty

(Other definitions for catty that I've seen before include "Mean and spiteful" , "Backbiting" , "Malicious" , "Bitchy as a feline" , "Spiteful in feline way" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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